Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday called on Union Railways Minister Piyush Goel and requested hundred percent Central Government’s funding for the strategically important Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Leh railway line.
During the meeting at New Delhi, the Chief Minister said that the State has limited funds and requested for complete funding by the Centre as the railway line is very important for the state as well as the country.
Thakur also urged for expansion of rail network in the state and identifying new routes for railway lines.
He said that so far, roads are the major mode of connectivity in the state however the State Government is making efforts to strengthen air connectivity also. The expansion of rail network is a long pending demand of the state and with the construction of Bhanupali- Bilaspur- Leh railway line connectivity will be further strengthened in the state, he said.
The Chief Minister also requested for support from the Centre for setting up of Bulk Drug Pharma Park in Una district.
Himachal Pradesh is already a leader in drug production and is a pharmaceutical hub of the country and added that this project would be another feather in the cap of the state and would generate employment opportunities thereby boosting the industrial sector, he added.