Virbhadra

Barely couple of months for parliamentary election, Himachal Pradesh government is on inauguration spree and today itself, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has laid the foundation stone of Government Senior Secondary School (Girls) Sarkaghat to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 84.45 lakh. He also inaugurated Science Block of Government Degree College Sarkaghat constructed at a cost of Rs. 3.20 crore, building of Police Post Dharampur constructed at a cost of Rs. 70.53 lakh, building of Primary Health Centre Seoh constructed at a cost of Rs. 77.88 lakh and Science Laboratory of Government Senior Secondary School, Seoh constructed at a cost of Rs. 80.25 lakh.

Virbhadra Singh also laid foundation stone of stadium at Dharampur to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 25 lakh and announced to name it in the memory of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. He also laid the foundation stone of Government Degree College building Sandhol to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 726.57 lakh. Chief Minister also announced to open Sub Divisional Magistrate Office at Dharampur and Sub Divisional Magistrate Office (Rural) at Mandi in Mandi District.

While addressing a public meeting at Dharampur in Mandi District today, Chief Minister didn’t forget to take dig at BJP led previous government and in his address, he mentions the loopholes in the construction of bus stands at Mandi and Dharmapur. He claimed that both bus stands lacking basic amenities. He said that present State Government had sanctioned Rs. five crore for completing the work of Mandi bus stand and providing basic amenities. He said that irregularities were committed during the construction of bus stands and two roads in Dharampur area constructed at a cost of Rs.90 crore from Central Roads Fund and an inquiry would be conducted to punish the guilty.

Rajender Rana, MLA, Chander Shekhar Member PCC, former Minister Rangila Ram Rao, President, District Congress Committee, Director General of Police Sanjay Kumar, Inspector General of Police P.L. Thakur, Deputy Commissioner Mandi Ritesh Kumar, Superintendent of Police R.S. Negi, Director, Higher Education Department Shashi Bhushan Shekhari, Senior Officers of the State Government and prominent people of the area were also present on the occasion.