During his 3-day whirlwind tour of Mandi district, Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh inaugurated about a dozen development projects in Mandi, Janjehli and Karsog Valley of Seraj constituency of this district.
Virbhadra Singh dedicated on Monday Rs8.5 crore lamba Thach Government Degree college to people of the remote valley and added that science classes would also be started there in the next session and a Girls Hostel would also be set up in the premises of the college for the benefit of the girls of far-flung scattered villages of the valley.
He also announced opening of a sub-tehsil and Police post in Chhatri Village for the people of the backward valley, where roads remain blocked during winter when the valley is locked by snow. He also upgraded a number of schools in the area.
The CM said an ambitious plan had been drawn up for the development of Janjehli with the view to harnessing its vast tourism potential for drawing a large number of tourists from home and abroad.
He remarked that Congress government was leaving no stone unturned in the Seraj constituency represented by BJP MlA and former minister despite the fact that the BJP leaders were carrying on mud-slinging campaign against him.
Earlier on way to Janjehli at Pandoh, the CM laid the foundation stone of the two residential colonies for the people of lahul Valley of about Rs4 crore.
At Mandi Virbhadra Singh inaugurated the famous Red-Cross fair and lauded the role of the people particularly women for their active participation in the Red-Cross movement and mitigating of pangs of the poor and hapless.
He also inaugurated the Mandi Press Club at Magwain. President of the Press Clus, Ankush Sood appreciated the friendly gesture of the chief minister with news persons in the state. It was a matter of pride and pleasure for newspersons that the foundation stone was laid by CM and its inauguration was also done by him, he said. He also inaugurated the Tourism Information Centre and the building for the shelter-less urban poor.