Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday said the Shimla Rural Assembly segment had witnessed speedy and all round development during last three years and special emphasis was being laid on strengthening the road infrastructure besides opening health, education and other important institutes to facilitate the people.
Addressing a public meeting at Dhami-Halog, he said `77.21 crore were spent on roads in Shimla Rural constituency during last three years besides constructing 76 kilometers of new road length. He said that a sum of `237 crore was being spent on construction of buildings and `2.36 crore had been sanctioned for construction of two bridges in this segment. Apart from this, 27 schools were either opened or upgraded in the constituency.
Singh said that 50 bedded hospital at Sunni, seven Primary Health Centres, (PHCs), three Community Health Centres and three Health Sub-Centres had been upgraded or opened in the constituency. Besides, PWD and IPH sub-divisions were opened at Dhami and an Industrial Training Institutes at Sunni, Dargi and Jalog.
The Chief Minister laid foundation stone of government degree college at 16 miles (Ghandal) near Dhami to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 10.63 crore. Besides the ground floor, the building will have three floors housing geography lab, an instrumental room, lecture theatres, examination branch, separate room for scouts & guides, common rooms, a library, sports room and multipurpose hall etc.
He also inaugurated the three storey Community Health Centre (CHC) building at Halog completed with an outlay of Rs. 6.36 crore which will also have parking facility. He laid foundation stone of the Veterinary hospital building at Dhami to be constructed at a cost Rs. 83 lakhs.
The Chief Minister also directed the Transport Department to start bus services from Shimla to Chanawag in the evening on the demand of the people of the area.