Thunag gets Rs 66 cr projects, stone laid

Tribune News Service

Mandi, May 4

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today virtually laid the foundation stones of development projects worth about Rs 66.36 crore in the Thunag area of the Seraj Assembly segment in Mandi district from Chamba.

He laid the foundation stones of a wayside amenity at Devnalah gram panchayat at Bagsaid under the Nai Rahe Nai Manjile scheme to be constructed at a cost of Rs 3.79 crore, Government Senior Secondary School building at Sarachi (Rs 2.75 crore), a 165-metre double-lane traffic tunnel between Thunag and Lambathach on the Mandi-Gagal-Chail-Janjehli road (Rs 20.85 crore), Shillibagi to Deol Jainshla road, including a 30-metre span bridge under NABARD (Rs 12.61 crore), a 30-metre span double lane bridge on Ropari Khud at Thunag (Rs 3.50 crore).

Other projects included staff quarters at the CHC, Gadagusaini (Rs 1.11 crore), Patikri Bara Shill Kashmblindhar road, including a bridge over Bakhli khud under NABARD (Rs 13.78 crore), PHC building at Bara in Chachiot (Rs 1.64 crore), Oak Tasar Basic Seed Storage building at Gadagussain (Rs 24 lakh), Sericulture Resource Centre at Dharot (Rs 37 lakh), and a bus Stand at Thunag (Rs 2.03 crore).

The proposed tunnel on the Mandi-Gagal-Chail-Janjehli road to be constructed by the PWD would reduce distance by over 2.50 km.