Himachal Chief Minister lays stones of projects worth Rs 130 cr in Jaisinghpur

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, August 8

Some locals, including children, today protested the non-completion of their ‘khul’ (natural water drain) during the Chief Minister’s visit to the Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency.

There was a minor clash between the protesters and the BJP workers. The protesters alleged that the BJP workers tore their posters while they were trying to register their protest before the Chief Minister. The party workers, on the other hand, claimed that these protesters were miscreants with vested interests.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of developmental projects worth about Rs 130 crore in the Jaisinghpur area of Kangra district.

He inaugurated a teaching block of Government Polytechnic College at Talwar completed at a cost of Rs 5.95 crore, and a 132-KV sub-station at Kanghain completed at a cost of Rs 37.55 crore.

The Chief Minister also laid foundation stones for the upgrade of Bhedi Uparli-Bhulandar road, Jangal to Oach Kalam road and the leftover work of the Trahla Badhala and Kotlu road.

Besides, he also laid the foundation stones of the new building of Swami Vivekananda Government Degree College.

Foundation stones were laid for the lift water supply scheme to cover habitations of Dhupkiara, Sai, Garhoon, Hardoon, Kutwalla, Laha, Andrana Bandhan, Harsi Sanghol, Draman Jalag, Chadihar Khas and other villages of Baijnath, Lambagaon and Panchrukhi blocks of Baijnath.

Villagers seek construction of bridge

• Residents of about a dozen villages from Paplaha of Jaisinghpur subdivision protested during the CM’s visit over the government’s failure to construct a bridge over the Mandh Khud.
• The situation took an ugly turn when protesting women and children were pushed and their posters were snatched or torn. Shivani of Kuru village alleged the police remained a mute spectator. A video of the incident was released.
• Later, the CM called four villagers, who told him that they were promised a bridge over the Mandh river but nothing had been done.
• The Chief Minister announced that he would ask the PWD to prepare a report and try to seek funds from NABARD for the bridge.