The Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday urged the people not to encroach upon Government land in the State.
“It was during the BJP regime that the people were asked to give affidavits for regularisation of encroached land which were never regularised and created chaos amongst the people. The BJP misguided the people on the issue of regularisation of encroachments, said the Chief Minister while addressing simultaneous public meetings at Dobi-Gopalpur, Dofda and Dhar-Gaura in Rampur subdivision of Shimla district on Sunday.
He said that the orders for removal of encroachments were given by the High Court, but due to review petition filed by the State Government, the High Court sympathetically considered the plea of the Government for not axing the fruit bearing trees and orchards encroached upon.
Virbhadra Singh said that landless poor in the state would be provided land for construction of houses and a policy was there to provide three biswas of land for construction of house for houseless and landless. There were different parameters for providing land to houseless and landless in urban and rural areas.
He said that as per policy three biswa and two biswa land would be provided to people in rural and urban areas respectively.
The Chief Minister said the vacant posts of teachers would soon be filled in Government Senior Secondary School at Dofda.
He said that the Congress Government had adopted election manifesto as a policy document and had fulfilled all the promises made therein. The government is giving priority to roads, education, and strengthening health services. Bajwa-Charpai road would be completed within next six months and the road from Shah-Dofda-Daran-Daranghati- Deothi would be mettalled soon. A provision of `12.5 crore had been made for this.
The Government is committed towards the welfare of the agriculturists and horticulturists. The Government is providing subsidy on anti-hail-nets and exhorted the people to take maximum benefits of government schemes, said Virbhadra Singh.
The Chief Minister said that a sum of `25 lakhs for reconstruction of Sharai Koti temple had been sanctioned and soon the department of language Art and Culture would start the work. He also announced construction of toilet blocks in Government Senior Secondary School Dhar-Gaura to cost around `50 lakhs.
Virbhadra Singh dedicated the drinking water supply scheme in gram Panchayat Dhar Gaura in Rampur sub division of Shimla, completed with an out lay of `5.24 crore. The scheme would cover 18 habitations of Gram Panchayat Dhar Gaura which includes, Gaura, Gopalpur, Ranot, Koti, Panoti, Chandpur, Sharan, Rattanpur, Patti, Dhar and Makroli having population of around 7,000.
He also laid foundation stone of water supply scheme in remote Dhar Kapti village to cost `50 lakh benefitting population of around 1,000. Besides, the Chief Minister performed foundation stone laying ceremony of PWD rest house at Deothi to cost `98 lakh.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of additional accommodation of PWD rest house at Daranghati to cost `84 lakhs.
Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes, State Youth Congress president Vikramaditya Singh, District Congress president Shimla Rural, KS Khachi were also present on the occasion amongst others.