Himachal CM targets previous govt while rolling out major projects in Doon
He said facilities in Baddi must align with its expanding population and assured that a modern bus stand would be constructed with adequate funding.
He said facilities in Baddi must align with its expanding population and assured that a modern bus stand would be constructed with adequate funding.
He announced this while addressing a mammoth public gathering at Barsar assembly constituency in Hamirpur district on Friday.
Chairing a review meeting of the Health Department, the Chief Minister said that 40 beds have been earmarked at IGMC for robotic surgery to cater particularly to patients from Kamla Nehru Hospital (KNH), Shimla.
Expressing deep concern over the loss of lives and properties, the Chief Minister directed officers to act promptly to safeguard the affected people.
He made this statement while chairing a review meeting of the Medical Education Department on Saturday.
He was scheduled to inaugurate the facility in person, but his helicopter could not land due to adverse weather, prompting him to join the event from Chandigarh.
He requested for relaxation under the Forest Conservation Act to allow resettlement of displaced families on forest land, pointing out that 68 percent of Himachal’s area falls under forests.
Extending greetings to the people, the chief minister said the state had achieved this goal well before the scheduled timeframe. From a minimal literacy rate of just seven percent at the time of Independence, the state had steadily advanced with consistent reforms and the commitment to provide quality education.
The Chief Minister, on Friday, visited disaster-affected areas of Kullu district to assess the damage caused by flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides.
This would allow additional works to be undertaken as per actual demand for employment in rural areas, particularly for the repair and restoration of damaged infrastructure, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said here on Thursday.
