Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday said that the Seraj Vidhan Sabha area of Mandi district is one of the most remote constituencies of the state and the government has accorded added priority to ensure development of this area.“Most of the remote areas of the constituency have been provided road connectivity. About 250 kms roads were constructed in the Vidhan Sabha area during the last three years,” the Chief Minister said after laying foundation stones of six developmental projects worth Rs 12.52 crore for the area through video conferencing from Shimla.He inaugurated sub tehsil bagga Chanogi in Seraj Vidhan Sabha area.
The Chief Minister also laid foundation stones of six developmental projects worth Rs 12.52 crore which include augmentation of Lift Water Supply Scheme Pandli, Chunani, Kuklah Bagi Khudagi in GP Kashoud and Kuklah from Khudagi khad in tehsil Balichowki to be constructed at a cost of Rs 5.77 crore, Rs 1.51 crore Lift Water Supply Scheme Dhaun Khad to Kameshwar Dhar in GP Bagga Chanogi, tehsil Thunag, Rs 1.60 crore Primary Health Centre building at Kalhani, tehsil Thunag, Rs 1.54 crore Primary Health Centre building at Dharwarthach, tehsil Thunag, Rs 1.60 crore Primary Health Centre building at Kholanal, tehsil Balichowki and Rs 50 lakh Forest Inspection Hut at Kalhani.
Thakur congratulated the people of Bagga Chanogi for getting a Sub Tehsil for the area.
He said that this would provide a much needed relief to the people of the area as till now they had to travel about 30 kilometres to Thunag for various land records and other issues.
Rs 5.77 crore lift water supply scheme on completion would provide better drinking water facilities to the people of Pandli, Chunani, Kuklah, Bagi Khudagi villages of Gram Panchayat Kashoud and Kuklah, he said.
The Sub Division of IPH and JE Section of PWD were opened in Bagga Chanogi which shows that special thrust is being accorded by the government to this area. A PWD Rest House would also be constructed at Bagga Chanogi as soon as appropriate land is identified, he added.