CM announces upgrade of Nagrota Surian to tehsil

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, March 14

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today announced upgrade of the sub-tehsil, Nagrota Surian, to tehsil.

The CM laid the foundation stones of 21 development projects of the HP Public Works Department and the Jal Shakti Department at a collective cost of Rs 161.58 crore in the Jawali constituency of Kangra district.

To address railway bridge issue

The issue of the construction of railway over-bridge at Ghar Jarot will be taken up with Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. — Jai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister

He inaugurated three and laid foundation stones of 10 projects under the HPPWD division, Jawali. He inaugurated building of Government Degree College worth Rs 6.17 crore and opened Atal Adarsh Vidyalay, Kotla. He laid foundation stones of link road from Karota Bantungli Shahid Sangat Singh House to be built at a cost of Rs 3.66 crore, building of Government Degree College, Jawali, at Rs 5 crore, additional building of CHC, Nagrota Suriant at Rs 5.47 crore, additional block Civil Hospital, Jawali, at Rs 6.42 crore, Rajol Anuhi Bagga road, Harnota to Jinjpur road, Giran Khad Nod Kut Jarpal Upper Amlela to Amlela road joining Amlela Ghar Jarot road, Sidhpurghar Bhallad road, link road Manav Bharati School Nadholi to Rupata and cow sanctuary at Khabbal, GP Har.

The Chief Minister also laid foundation stones of various water supply schemes to be completed by the Jal Shakti Vibhag. These included augmentation of various water supply schemes under the Jawali division at a cost of Rs 40.77 crore, providing lift water supply scheme (LWSS) Ghar Jarot and other multi-village rural water supply for part of Nagrota Surian block at Rs 29.66 crore, providing Urban Water Supply Scheme, Jawali, worth Rs 15.76 crore, providing LWSS to partially covered habitation of census village Paloura Ludhiar etc at a cost of Rs 6.57 crore, LWSS to PC Habitation of Palanth, Manara and Dehri worth Rs 2.56 crore and LWSS to PC Habitation of census Sidhpurghar villages at Rs 5.89 crore.

Later, while addressing a public meeting at the Bus Stand, Nagrota Surian, the Chief Minister said the all-round development was being executed at a brisk pace across the state without any discrimination.

Taking a gibe at the Opposition, he said instead of cooperating with the state government during the Covid crisis, they merely kept on criticising the government and did not render any help. He elaborated over various welfare schemes and programmes like Jan Manch, Social Security Pensions to various beneficiaries, Mukhya Mantri Sewa Sankalp Yojana, Him Care Yojana and Sahara Yojana being executed by his government. Social security pension of Rs 1,000 is being provided to women on attaining 65 years of age, which has been enhanced to Rs 1,500 at turning 70. He said over Rs 150 crore had been spent for providing free treatment to patients under the Him Care Scheme. During the current financial year, 12,000 houses would be constructed for the houseless in the state.

Thakur announced upgrade of Government High School, Nadoli, to Government Senior Secondary School, bed capacity of the CHC, Nagrota Surian to be increase to 50 beds and Rs 10 lakh each for Matlahad to Samlana, Safeda mod to Solda, Harijan Basti Mata Ghat to Sihuni and Dabai to Neol road.

He said the issue of the construction of railway over-bridge at Ghar Jarot would be taken up with Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and all possibilities would be explored for the improvement of the Dehra-Jawali road.

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