Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said that the consolidated campus of the central university would be set up at Jadrangal near Chamunda temple as the land had been selected and approved by Human Resource Ministry. He said though the faculties of the University could be opened at some other place in Kangra district.
Addressing a public meeting at Raja-Ka-Talab in Fatehpur constituency of district Kangra, he said, “I have cordial relations with everyone irrespective of the party affiliations and even today I have warm relations with everyone including leaders in the present central government for the better interest of Himachal Pradesh”. He said he has respect and regards for the Prime Minister too.
The chief minister said that Rs.100 crore Siddhata Medium Irrigation Project, Rs. 204 crore Phinna Singh Irrigation Project, and Rs 387 crore Shah Nehar project were in final stages of completion and the kuhals/ canals be constructed in such a manner that every drop of water should reach the fields. He said that during the last three years 6950 habitations had been provided clean drinking water by spending a sum of Rs. 773 crore.
Virbhadra Singh urged the Panchayat representatives to incorporate the name of poorest of poor in BPl list and of those who actually deserve it and work for poor, houseless and downtrodden.
The CM said the government was committed for strengthening electricity services in the remotest areas and efforts were being made to reach three phase electric lines in every village so that people could get uninterrupted and better power supply.
He said that there were 94 degree colleges in the State and during the last three years of the present government regime 994 schools and 25 degree colleges had been opened, thereby increasing the total school strength to 15534 in the government sector in the state and as many as 21 Industrial Training Institute had been opened to provide vocational education to the youth. He said that Indian Institute of Management was coming up at Dhaula Kuan in Sirmaur and an IIIT had been set up at Kamand in Mandi.
The Chief Minister announced Primary Health centre at Raja-Ka-Talab, announced upgradation of Middle school larth and Middle school Guriyal to high schools. later, he inaugurated a bridge on Beas River completed with an outlay of Rs 7.80 crore connecting Riyali with Bhadukhar.
Agriculture Minister, Sujan Singh Pathania honoured and welcomed the Chief Minister to his assembly segment and said that after partition 32 crore people stayed in India and as many as eight crore went to Pakistan and at the very time our Country was dependant on other Nations for food. “ It was after construction of Bhakra Dam and many other Reservoirs throughout the length and breath of the Country that we started producing electricity and growing crops to be self dependant”, he said, adding that the entire credit goes to the successive Congress governments in the Centre and the State.
Taking a jibe at the opposition leaders, Pathania said that it was by mistake they conducted the raids in unison with central leaders on the residence of the Chief Minister, thinking that it would defame him, but it boomeranged on them as the entire Congress party of the country stood with the tallest leader of the country.