India News | Himachal CM Lays Foundation Stone for 15 Road Projects in Chamba
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. On the second day of his three-day visit to Chamba, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday performed the 'Bhoomi Pujan' (ground-breaking ceremony) for 15 new road projects of the Public Works Department and dedicated a newly constructed 200-bedded modern hospital building at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital, Chamba, to the public.
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 2 (ANI): On the second day of his three-day visit to Chamba, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday performed the 'Bhoomi Pujan' for 15 new road projects of the Public Works Department and dedicated a newly constructed 200-bedded modern hospital building at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital, Chamba, to the public.
During the program organised at the historic Chougan, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stones for 15 road projects to be constructed at a cost of approximately Rs 175 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) and NABARD. These include the Drabla link road, Samotha link road, Fatehpur road, Nanan link road, Seru road, Chhatargram link road, Ghater road, Chanjun road, Rundega road, Basdan road, Mangla-Ohi-Bhadari-Kapara road, Mankot road, Malouna-Kaltana road, Rajera-Balli road, and Kariyan-Baijri road.
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Following this, the Chief Minister inaugurated the 200-bedded modern hospital building at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital, Chamba. He stated that this hospital would provide better healthcare facilities to thousands of people from Chamba, Bharmour, Pangi, Churah, Salooni, and surrounding areas, significantly reducing the need for serious patients to travel outside the district for treatment.
In his address, the Chief Minister said that the work of expanding the road network in Chamba district is progressing rapidly. He informed that road projects worth Rs 591 crore would commence in the next two to three months.
Additionally, the foundation stone for a parking project worth Rs 32 crore was also laid. He emphasised that there is no shortage of funds for development works and that the Vidhan Sabha Speaker and the local MLA are making continuous efforts.
Taking a swipe at the previous BJP government, the Chief Minister said that although the foundation stone for the medical college was laid, adequate funds were not provided for its construction. He stated that Congress government in the state has sanctioned Rs 192 crore in the first phase, Rs 70 crore in the second, and Rs 194 crore in the third phase for the construction of the medical college. A meeting has also been organised regarding the arrangement of modern machinery in the hospital.
He further announced that a meeting would soon be convened to resolve issues related to the Zila Parishad cadre and that a concrete policy would be formulated for outsourced employees in the future.
The event was attended by Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, MLA Neeraj Nayyar, former Education Minister Asha Kumari and former Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri.
Later in the afternoon, the Chief Minister will participate as the chief guest in the traditional wrestling matches (Dangal) of the International Minjar Fair. Following this, he will take part in the Minjar immersion procession and will attend the closing ceremony and cultural evening of the Minjar Fair as the chief guest. (ANI)
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