Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of developmental projects worth Rs 42.32 crore during one day tour to Pachhad assembly constituency of Sirmaur district.
While addressing a public meeting at Sarahan, the Chief Minister said that several schemes launched by the State Government have succeeded in bringing a sea change into the lives of the common man.
He said that the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured that India emerges as the world power. It was due to the political will power of the Prime Minister that today with the scrapping of Article 370, the nation now has one “Vidhan”, One “Nishan” and one “Savindhan”, he said.
Thakur said that development works worth Rs 152 crore were going on in Pachhad Vidhan Sabha area in public works sector alone, which shows the commitment of the government for the development of the area.
He urged the people of the area for giving wholehearted support to the State Government. My sole aim is to ensure balanced and equitable development of the state and the mandate of the people during the recently concluded Lok Sabha election in favour of the BJP, vindicated the fact that people were for development, he added.
The Chief Minister further said that the State Government has sanctioned Rs 45.80 crores for Chailla-Neripul Yashwantnagar-Kumarhatti Road under Output and Performance Bases Maintenance Contract (OPBMC). He also announced construction of three additional sets in PWD Rest House at Sarahan.
Other projects announced by the Chief Minister included opening of PWD division at Sarahan and PWD sub-division at Gagalskoh, opening of BMO office at Rajgarh, IPH sub-division at Narag, ITI at Kotipadhog, PHC at Dagyar and Jaihar, veterinary hospital at Mached and Naina Tikkar, starting of science classes in Government Senior Secondary School Diggal and providing Rs 70 lakh for various roads in the area.
Earlier, the Chief Minister laid foundation stones of widening and CD/MT of link road to Bhureshwar Mahadev temple road to be done by spending Rs 1.58 crore, Thani Tammani to Tindu Khamru road to be constructed at a cost of Rs 5.75 crore, Khanotyo to Basall road to be built at a cost of Rs.11.89 crore, Gaithal Bhajed Mandikharan road on which Rs. 6.49 crore to be spent, Kalyan Bhawan, Pachhad at Sarahan to be constructed at a cost of Rs1.94 crore among other projects.
He also launched the poster based on “Poshan Month” brought out by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, to kick start “Poshan Mah” for the state and provided “Ann Prashan” to six babies. He also provided smart phones to anganbari workers in the state.