Shimla: Chief Minister, Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu dedicated projects worth Rs. 100.95 crore to the people of the Rohru assembly segment, in district Shimla. This includes Rs. 29.22 crore Ultra Modern Grading, State-of-Art Cold Atmosphere (CA) Store having the capacity to store 2031 metric tonne from the existing 700 MT, which will benefit the horticulturalists of the region immensely. Apart from this, ultra-modern machinery, amounting to Rs. 20.93 crore has been facilitating grading of 5 MT an hour.s
The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Government Ayurvedic Hospital constructed with an outlay of Rs. 2.79 crore, the newly completed Chunjar-Katlah, Shalan, Melthi-Kupri water supply scheme completed at a cost of Rs. 3.92 crore and the drinking water scheme constructed for the Rohru rural area completed with an outlay of Rs. 5.03 crore.
He also performed the foundation stone laying ceremony of various road projects worth Rs. 51.74 crore for the area, which include the work of strengthening Podhar-Mandiyori-Karasa road, Seema Ratnari road, Samoli-Parsa road, Rohru-Arhal-Bashla road and Mehandli Ganasidhar road. He also laid the foundation stone of the hostel to be constructed in Seema College Rohru at a cost of Rs. 8.25 crore.
While speaking as the Chief Guest in the annual function of Government College Seema, Rohru Sh. Sukhu announced to name Seema College after the former Chief Minister late Virbhadra Singh. He also announced the starting of B.Ed. course in the College from the next academic session and assured to provide liberal financial assistance for the construction of the hostel and stated that the construction of a multipurpose building in Seema College would be started soon
Sh. Sukhu said that the level of education continuously declined during the tenure of the previous BJP government as they opened 900 educational and health institutions without budgetary provision just for electoral gains.
The state government is taking tough decisions in the public interest the positive results of which will be visible in near future soon. He said that new vocational courses would be started to ensure good education and better employment opportunities to the students. The state government is making efforts to prepare the youth for future challenges.
Encouraging the students, he said that success in life can only be achieved through hard work and dedication towards the goal targeted. The Chief Minister also felicitated the students who performed well in various activities and also administered an oath to them to refrain from drugs.
Education Minister Rohit Thakur said that the state government was making dedicated efforts to strengthen the education sector. As many as 15 thousand posts of various categories has been approved in the education department to provide quality education. The previous BJP government neither made any recruitment nor gave promotions as different from the scenario now. The present government has provided promotions along with new recruitments in the education department. Rohit Thakur said the state government has taken many initiatives for the upliftment of apple orchardists besides restoring the roads linking interior regions of Rohru in a record time. He said that road projects worth Rs. 1134 crore were also cleared during the Congress regime.
Earlier, MLA Mohan Lal Brakta welcomed the Chief Minister and thanked him for gracing the occasion. The college students presented a colourful cultural program on the occasion. The Chief Minister announced to give one lakh rupees to the students for the cultural program.
On this occasion, Vice President Zila Parishad, Shimla Surendra Retka, representatives of various Panchayati Raj Institutions, MD HPMC Sudesh Mokhta, Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap and other dignitaries were present on the occasion
