Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday laid foundation stone of Mini Secretariat at Karsog in Mandi district to be constructed at a cost of Rs10 crore and also inaugurated HRTC Depot which will have 63 buses and staff of around 300.
Addressing a public meeting at Karsog, he directed the Government authorities to get the ongoing developmental works completed in time bound manner. The contractors who will not complete the works within given time frame will be blacklisted, he said adding that work on all ongoing link and main roads of the area be completed within next six months.
Singh said Karsog valley was famous for its scenic beauty and apart from promoting tourism, the Government would take necessary measures to facilitate the farming community of the area which had great potential of growing both Rabi and Kharif crops.
He said the daily wages of the labourers had been increased from Rs150 to Rs180, besides the daily wagers who had completed seven years of service as on March 2015, were being regularised. The CM said all those part time workers who had completed eight years of service would be made daily wagers and the contractual employees completing five years of service as on 31 March, 2015 were also being regularised.
Irrigation and Public Health Minister, Vidya Stokes said that to ensure that the people of Himachal Pradesh continue to get potable drinking water and farmers get irrigation facilities at affordable cost, a sum of Rs330 crore was being spent to meet the energy charges of water supply and irrigation schemes.