Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that during the first phase of his winter sojourn to Kangra district he had dedicated and laid foundation stones of developmental projects worth Rs 165 crore in three Assembly segments of Kangra district.
Addressing a public meeting at Surajpur, the Chief Minister said that he had provided sops of developmental projects worth Rs 65 crore to the people in Indora assembly constituency alone. He said that foundation stones and dedication of developmental projects of Rs 50 crore each had been done in Baijnath and Kangra Vidhan Sabha area earlier.
Thakur said that the present State Government was according topmost priority for development of Kangra district as it was the biggest district of the State, adding that the State Government had not only celebrated the function to commemorate one year tenure of the State Government at Dharamshala, but also organised first Global Investors Meet at Dharamshala in Kangra district.
The Chief Minister announced Rs 2 crore each for setting up of Cow Sanctuaries in Palampur, Jawalamukhi, Jaisinghpur and Jawali Vidhan Sabha areas of Kangra district.