Jahu’s Mewa Utsav shines with development promises

The district is witnessing rapid development under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who has launched several major projects for the region. This was stated by Sunil Sharma Bittu, Political Adviser to the CM, while addressing a gathering at the concluding cultural night of the Mewa Utsav at Jahu.

He highlighted that projects worth crores have been initiated, including the construction of a new bus stand at Hamirpur, a medical college, day-boarding schools, a tourism hotel and a sports complex at Nadaun. He further announced that a Cancer Care Institute, as well as departments of cardiology, nephrology and neurology, will be established at the medical college. Bittu also felicitated the winners of the healthy baby show, organised by the Health Department and the Women and Child Development Department.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhoranj MLA Suresh Kumar said the Nalwar Utsav at Jahu has a history spanning nearly a century. Although the tradition had been discontinued, he took the initiative to revive the festival with a fresh spirit. In earlier times, the fair was famous for trading bulls used in agriculture, with traders from Punjab and Haryana actively participating. However, with the advent of modern farming machinery, bulls have been replaced by machines and now traders in agricultural equipment attend the fair. Suresh Kumar also mentioned that development projects worth over Rs 550 crore have been sanctioned for the Bhoranj constituency, including the establishment of a sub-tehsil and an industrial area at Jahu. He expressed his gratitude to the CM for these initiatives.