Himachal CM unveils bridge, lays stone of infra projects in Nalagarh

Shimla, January 21

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Sunday the state government was committed to empowering farmers. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 90 crore at Panjera in the Nalagarh Assembly constituency of Solan district.

“New schemes are being implemented in agriculture sector for the welfare of farming community,” he said, adding that the purchase price of milk has been increased by Rs 6 per kg from Rs 32 per kg to Rs 38 per kg.

The Chief Minister inaugurated a span bridge built at a cost of Rs 6.19 crore on Mahadev Khad in Panjera, the Bagheri-Khatiwala-Garamora road built at a cost of Rs 3.91 crore, link road from Behli to Deoli and bridge built on Kalyanpur-Deoli Khud completed with an outlay of Rs 3.88 crore.

He also laid the foundation stone of the lift irrigation water supply scheme for Kundlu, Thoda, Baruna-Jagatpur and Jogon, which will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4.13 crore, and another scheme for Ambwala, Kanchanpuri, Kolanwala at a cost of Rs 2.81 crore.

He laid the foundation stone of improvement work of Jogon-Kuhal, flow irrigation scheme in Nalagarh worth Rs 2.11 crore and laid the stone for the replacement work of old pumping machinery in Ramshahar subdivision in the Nalagarh Assembly constituency which will cost Rs 2.35 crore.

The Chief Minister also laid the stone of the upgrade work from Goljamala-Niyar Road to Gujjarhatti Road at a cost of Rs 33.46 crore.