Public Works and Urban Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh, while visiting Pahal Gram Panchayat in the Shimla (Rural) constituency, announced that the state will soon get approval for the construction of 1,500 km of new roads. The move aims to greatly improve connectivity in Himachal Pradesh.
He said the Centre had extended strong support by providing Rs 4,500 crore in financial aid to the Public Works and Urban Development Departments over the past two and a half years. He said projects worth Rs 22 lakh have already been completed in Pahal Gram Panchayat during this period.
The minister announced several new works for the area, including Rs 5 lakh from his MLALAD fund for development activities, Rs 1.5 lakh for building a kitchen and repairing toilets in the local school, and Rs 11,000 as a reward for schoolgirls who performed a cultural programme.
He also laid the foundation stones for important projects such as the Nehwat Ghaini–Devidhar road and a bridge over Nyaser Khad, both constructed under NABARD at a cost of Rs 13 crore. Singh also laid the foundation for the Pahal–Baila Ghat–Kotla link road, to be built at Rs 1.2 crore, and inaugurated a new examination centre at Government High School, Bamot.
In addition, he inaugurated a modern science laboratory at Government Senior Secondary School, Kaina. The lab, built by BSNL under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan for Rs 22 lakh, will improve learning opportunities for students. He also asked officials to prepare an estimate to set up an examination centre at the school in the next financial year.
He also announced Rs 3.5 lakh for constructing three additional classrooms at the local middle school. He assured residents that the construction of a multipurpose hall on the school premises would be taken up as a priority project.
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