Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday laid foundation stones and inaugurated development projects worth Rs. 27.50 crore during the last leg of his three day tour to Bhoranj assembly constituency of Hamirpur district on Friday.
He inaugurated 132 KV electric sub-station at Jahu completed with an outlay of Rs. 17.52 crore. This will not only solve the low voltage problem but will reduce the transmission and distribution losses besides providing un-interrupted power supply to 75 thousand inhabitants of 50 villages of Bhoranj assembly segment and around 2.25 lakh population of 372 villages of Dharampur and Gopalpur areas of district Mandi. He also laid foundation stone of sewerage scheme for Bhota town to cost Rs. 9 crore keeping in view the population till the year 2048. At present the scheme will benefit as many as 500 houses spread over an area of 1.15 square kilometres of Nagar Panchayat Bhota.