Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone for the Rs 19.77-crore Palampur Heliport, which will include a passenger terminal building, fire station, utility building and other facilities for travellers.
On the occasion, Sukhu stated that the project would be completed by April next year, after which helicopter services to Chandigarh and Shimla would begin at affordable fares.
He said his government was planning various development projects for Kangra district and aimed to promote it as the Tourism Capital of Himachal. He also inspected the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Gopalpur and interacted with patients and staff.
Sukhu said Rs 3,000 crore had been allotted to upgrade medical facilities for patients across the state, with new equipment being installed to ensure quality healthcare services within Himachal. MLA Ashish Butail said Sukhu would soon dedicate projects worth Rs 300 crore to the area and has approved funds for a new CHC building, digital X-ray facility and an ambulance.
HPTDC chairman Raghubir Singh Bali, Chief Minister’s Political Advisor Sunil Sharma, Principal Advisor (IT & Innovation) Gokul Butail, Vice-Chairman HRTC Ajay Verma, Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Development Bank Sanjay Singh Chauhan, Chairman HP Wool Federation Manoj Thakur, Chairman APMC Kangra Nishu Mongra, Congress leader Devendra Jaggi and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
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