Keeping in view the religious sentiments of the people, the Tattapani hot water springs would be revived soon for which the process was already underway, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Monday.Presiding over the meeting of Board of Directors of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) in Shimla, he said the Government had taken up the matter with Kol Dam authorities who had assured to transfer the land to tourism department after the monsoon. As per the survey conducted sufficient hot water was available on the submerged beds of river Sutlej which would be lifted through bore-wells.
The CM said the land at Manikaran may be handed over to Special Area Development Authority (SADA) for further development.He stressed for developing Ski slopes at Chanshal in Rohru for which opinion of experts would be taken. He also asked to pursue the work on Bashal Kanda Ropeway in Sarahan at Shimla district, the preliminary survey of which was almost complete.He also suggested to take immediate steps regarding construction of parking near the Dhalli Tunnel on cemetery road. He directed that the formalities pertaining to construction of multiplex parking at Dhalli should be completed soon.
