Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 26 development projects worth Rs 333.25 crore in Chamba.
The Chief Minister inaugurated the 200-bedded Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital built at the cost of Rs 158 crore in Chamba. He stated that the 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.
During the event 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.
He also inaugurated the Rs 14.11 crore upgradation of Shahpur Sihunta Chowari Chamba road and Rs 13.65 crore upgradation of Parel to Kohlari road. The CM also inaugurated the upgradation of Luddu to Gharmani road, Sahran Ran road, Bhanera Devidehra Rathiar and Box Girder bridge over Ravi river.
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In his address, the Chief Minister said the work of expanding the road network in Chamba district is progressing rapidly. He informed that work on 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 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.
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