Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday laid foundation stones of 44 developmental projects worth about Rs 200 crore in Darang assembly constituency of Mandi district.
Thakur, while addressing a public meeting at Bhatog in Darang Vidhan Sabha area announced shifting of PWD division no-1 from Mandi to Darang, Rs 25000 each for Mahila Mandals present on the occasion, Rs 10 lakh each for construction of Panchayat Bhawans in two new panchayats of the area and Rs 3 lakh for construction of link road in the area.
He said that the State Government would take up the matter regarding opening of sub Judge court at Darang.
At Bhatog, the Chief Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones of developmental projects worth Rs 100.82 crore which include Rs 5.84 crore augmentation and improvement of water supply scheme, Rs 1.07 crore Rajaswa Sadan building at Padhar, Rs 1.59 crore 40 meter span bridge over Deyoli Khad on Baragaon Bah Padwahan road under PMGSY, Rs 65 lakh 40 meter span bridge over Luni Khad on Kunnu Nashadhra Batdhar Manaroo road under NABARD, Rs 4.28 crore Banogi Chehar Chaila road under PMGSY, Rs 6.10 crore metaling and tarring of Nagrota Segaiduhag Chaknwar Pali road under NABARD among other projects.
The Chief Minister also laid foundation stones of Rs 11.70 crore lift irrigation scheme from river Beas to village Tandoo-Mehar-Pakhari-Dadwas and Bhatog in tehsil Sadar, Rs 60.58 crore lift water supply scheme to PC habitation Baragaon, Kufri, Dhamchayan and Tikker etc. in tehsil Padhar under NDB scheme, Rs 2.50 crore Shiv project at Badagaon and Rs 3.38 crore Choura to Kumharda road under PMGSY.
Thakur said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Government ensured that the development goes on interrupted. The achievements of the State in PMGSY have been lauded at the national level. PMGSY has proved boon to the people of Himachal Pradesh as even the remotest village of the state was being connected by roads under this scheme, he said.
The Chief Minister further said that during the Corona pandemic, the State Government laid special stress on increasing the health infrastructure in Himachal. There were only 1200 beds in the health institutions of the state, which in a short period have been increased to about 5000. Similarly, there was only one oxygen plant in the state while ten more functional oxygen plants were set up and 28 more oxygen plants will be established soon, he added.