Foundation stone laid for Rs 14.36 cr projects in Himachal Pradesh

07 May 2021 CW Team

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur virtually laid the foundation stone for Rs 14.36 crore development projects in the Balichowki area of Seraj Vidhan Sabha of the Mandi district of Shimla.

The Chief Minister laid foundation stones of 25-metre bridge over Kholanal Khad to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 1.67 crore, additional building of Government Senior Secondary School Kholanal, Government Senior Secondary building at Panjain and Government Senior Secondary School building at Som Nachani to be constructed by spending Rs 1.56 crore, Rs 1.55 crore and Rs 2.74 crore, respectively.

He also laid foundation stones of the Science Lab Building at Government Senior Secondary School, Sharti and Ayurvedic Health Centre Building at Som Nachani to be built at a cost of Rs 1.46 crore and Rs 78 lakh, respectively.

The minister also laid foundation stones of remodelling of water supply scheme Shegli in Gram Panchayat Mani of tehsil Balichowki, remodelling and extension of Water Supply Scheme Seri in Gram Panchayat Bhanwas and remodelling and extension of Water Supply Scheme Somgad in Gram Panchayat Somgad to be constructed at a cost of Rs 30 lakh, Rs 20 lakh and Rs 79 lakh respectively.

Thakur said that the forest clearance of Thachi College has been accorded from appropriate forest authority, and now only the clearance from Supreme Court was required.

The minister urged the people of the state to strictly follow the SoPs and guidelines issued by the state government from time to time to check the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.

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Also read: Jal Jeevan Mission: Himachal Pradesh to achieve ‘Har Ghar Jal’

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