Himachal Chief Minister starts schemes of worth crores in Kangra District

Dharamsala, January 24, 2014: The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh performed the foundation stone laying ceremony of 132 KV Electric Sub Station at Fatehpur in district Kangra today. It will also have 8 kms long double circuit communication line. Rs. 16 crore would be spent on the project. It would benefit about two lakh people of 1118 villages of tehsil Fatehpur, Jwali, Rehan of Nurpur and Bhograwan area of Indora besides various irrigation and water supply schemes of kangra District. Later he  inaugurated the office of Engineer-in-Chief, Shahnahar Project at Fatehpur. He also laid foundation stone of APMC marketing yard Fatehpur to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 387.42 lakh. It would cater to the needs of 35 Gram Panchayats of the area. It would help in lowering the transportation cost and will enhance the shelf life of perishable goods. It will have 10 shops and other basic amenities. Chief Minister inaugurated the Lift Water Supply Scheme to village Khadon in Fatehpur constructed at a cost of Rs. 185.68 lakhs.  It will benefit about 3000 people of 17 villages. He also inaugurated bridge at Badukhar over Dhanuna khad constructed at a cost of Rs. 87.81 lakhs.

Chief Minister announced to take over Sugh Bhatoli Private Degree College in Indora assembly constituency under government control. He also announced to upgrade Government High School, Badiali and Golwan to Government Senior Secondary School and said that Government Middle School, Lathial would be first upgraded to High School and then to Government Senior Secondary School.Chief Minister also announced to upgrade Government Middle School, Kohlari to High School, Government Primary School, Jhuna-II and Government Primary School Ring to Middle Schools.

He said that work of Rs. 397 crore Shahnahar project was completed and its service channels would be constructed soon. Construction work of Rs. 97 crore Siddhartha project was also complete and Rs.204 crore Finna Singh Project was also being constructed in district Kangra adding that a total of Rs. 698 crore would be spent on various irrigation schemes in district Kangra. He said that command area of Shahnahar and Siddhartha would be developed by spending Rs.170 crore. He advised the people to opt for cultivation of citrus fruits, floriculture and off seasonal vegetables which would go  a long way in supplementing their income.//dharamsala news update, dharamsala information, dharamsala news, himachal news online, himachal news kangra, himachal news in english, himachal news today, himachal news, india news, world news,

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