Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said that a major IPH scheme worth Rs 27 crores has been posed for BRICS funding to cover 20 villages in Haroli assembly constituency of Una district and Una-Rampur-Haroli-Jialo road would also be sent for CRF funding for this constituency.
The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting at Palkwah in Haroli Assembly segment.
He said that the Himachal Pradesh is fortunate to have benevolence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the state has succeeded in getting developmental projects worth Rs 9,000 crores sanctioned during a short tenure of about ten months.
Not only this, the Centre provided helicopters to rescue 800 students from Holi in Chamba and people stranded in Lahaul valley due to untimely snowfall in the month of September, Thakur said.
He said that the Opposition in the state is disintegrated and its leaders are busy in fighting the battle of supremacy within the party. On the other hand, the Central Government under the dynamic leadership of Narendra Modi is committed to make India a world power. Today, all the super powers of the world are acknowledging Narendra Modi as the world leader and India as a world power, Thakur said.
The Union Government has also started Ayushman Bharat scheme under which free Insurance cover up to Rs 5 lakh is being provided to about 10 crore families of the country, he said.
The Chief Minister further said that the Jan Manch programme of the State Government has proved a boon to the people for redressal of their grievances nearer to their homes. The State Government has provided around 30,000 free gas connections to poor families under Grihini Suvidha Yojana.
He said that in order to provide self employment opportunities to the youth of the state, subsidy up to 30 per cent was being provided under Mukhiya Mantri Swablamban Yojna.
Thakur also said that drug abuse is emerging as a biggest social problem which needed to the curbed immediately. He urged the parents and teachers to keep watch on abnormal behaviour of the children.
A de-addiction centre would be opened in Haroli Vidhan Sabha area, he announced.
The Chief Minister said that today, developmental projects worth over Rs. 83 crore were dedicated in Haroli assembly segment y. He announced Rs 8.67 crore for construction of Pranav-Balibal-Pubowal road, Rs 3.15 crore for Lalri-Kangrath road, Rs 6.87 crore for Tahliwal-Beetan-Singha road, Rs one crore for construction of bridge over Chandipur Khad and Rs one crore as additional amount for construction of Senior Secondary School Palkwah building. He also announced opening of PHC at Saloh.
The Chief Minister said that four drinking water schemes worth Rs.10 crore would also be posed for funding to ADB to solve water problem of the area.
Earlier, Thakur laid foundation stone of upgradation work of Gurplah-Gondpur road up to Food Park to be completed at a cost of Rs 1.88 crore and 41.50 meter long box cell bridge over Bathri Khud on Tahliwal-Bathri road to be constructed at a cost of Rs 1.53 crore. .
The Chief Minister inaugurated the newly constructed 773.30 meter high level bridge over Swan river on Rampur-Haroli road constructed at a cost of Rs 33 crore.
Speaking on the occasion, state BJP chief Satpal Satti said that the ten months tenure of the State Government has witnessed unprecedented development in all the spheres without any discrimination.
The government has also ensured that works on all the developmental projects sanctioned by the Centre get started. All the households were being provided free gas connection and as many as one lakh free gas connections would be provided to make Himachal Pradesh as the first state with smoke-free kitchens, he added.