Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inspects sites for offices, development projects in Dehra

Tribune News Service

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Dharamsala, August 16

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today visited the Dehra Assembly constituency to inspect sites for various offices and development projects. He instructed the district administration to speed up the identification of suitable land for the newly planned Superintendent of Police office and other offices in Dehra.

During his visit, the Chief Minister inspected the ongoing construction of the fire station, SDM office, hospital, sericulture office and Government Senior Secondary Schools for boys and girls at Dehra. He also interacted with students of the school and directed the teachers to keep them informed about current events and happenings in the state as well as the country regularly. He raised concern over lack of general knowledge among students.

The Chief Minister further said that the quality of education in the state needed improvement and the present government was taking several steps to upgrade the educational standards to ensure that youth were well-prepared to face future challenges. He announced that a new building for Dehra College would be constructed with Rs 7 crore allocated for the project.

The Chief Minister emphasised on exploring fresh opportunities to boost tourism in Dehra and nearby constituencies. He announced that ‘Dehra Utsav’ would be celebrated by the end of this year to promote local culture and attract tourists. He also directed the authorities to lay underground electricity cables in Dehra and Jwalamukhi, assuring that adequate funds would be provided for this.

Sukhu also held a meeting with district officers to review the progress of development projects in the district on Thursday evening. He instructed the HPSEBL to conduct a survey for addressing electricity issues in Dehra, considering the growing infrastructure needs for upcoming projects like the Central University Campus and an international level zoo. He assured that the state government would ensure the timely completion of these projects.

He also directed the PWD officials to work for improving road connectivity and water supply in the Dehra areas. He asked officers to prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for drinking water schemes in Muhal, Khabli, Shivnath, Dhawala, Rainta, Kariyada and the nearby villages. Similar reports should be prepared for Bilaspur, Guler, Nandpur and Ludret areas of the Dehra constituency. He ordered the construction of additional water tanks to address water scarcity and announced the installation of UV filter systems in the drinking water schemes.

The Chief Minister said that new bus stands would be constructed at Khundiyan in Jwalamukhi and Dadasiba in Jaswan-Pragpur to improve commuter facilities. An integrated sports stadium would be constructed for Dehra to encourage youth participation in sports and keep them away from drug abuse, he said.

The state government would explore the possibilities of creating a Public Works Department’s division at Dadasiba and subdivision at Kotla in Jaswan-Pragpur area and division of HPSEBL at Jaswan-Pragpur. He said that Dadasiba to Terrace, Bassi to Dadasiba and Kunha to Lower Suneht roads would be improved. Possibilities for opening a DSP office at Dadasiba and upgrading Terrace Police Post to Police Station would also be explored. MLAs Kamlesh Thakur and Sanjay Rattan, Congress leader Surender Mankotia, Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa, SP Shalini Agnihotri and other senior officials also attended the meeting.

‘Dehra Utsav’ to lure tourists

• The CM said the quality of education in the state needed improvement. He announced that a new building for Dehra College would be constructed
• He emphasised on exploring new opportunities to boost tourism in Dehra and nearby constituencies
• He announced that ‘Dehra Utsav’ would be celebrated by this year end to promote local culture & attract tourists
• He directed authorities to lay underground electricity cables in Dehra and Jwalamukhi