SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur initiated 20 projects worth Rs 80 Crore in Sri Renuka Ji constituency of Sirmaur district today.
He also announced Naib Tehsildar of Noradhar would sit at Boghdhar for two days in a week. Community Health Centre Haripurdhar would be upgraded to Civil Hospital, Veterinary Dispensary Bharog-Bhanedi to Veterinary Hospital, Health Sub Centre Tarey to PHC, Government Middle Schools, Sail, Jar Grabi and Thana Karod to Government High Schools, Government High Schools Devdi Kharahan and Chauras to Government Senior Secondary Schools.
Chief Minister said that the Hatti community of the Sirmaur has maintained the rich cultural repository of the community which was indeed appreciable.
He said that the State Government also decided to provide 50 per cent concession to women in bus fare in HRTC buses. He said that free water would also be provided to rural water consumers. He said that the Congress leaders were not able to digest these initiatives and were issuing baseless and uncalled for statements to mislead the people.
He said that people of the country have completely discarded the Congress and now the people of Himachal Pradesh would ensure that the BJP again comes in power.
Jai Ram Thakur, while taking a jibe at the Congress Party said the Party has appointed four Working Presidents in a small State like Himachal Pradesh in a desperate attempt to unite the completely disintegrated party.
Earlier the Chief Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 22 developmental projects worth about Rs. 80 crore at Haripurdhar in Sri Renuka Ji assembly constituency of Sirmaur district.
Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated Rs. 3.70 crore metalling and tarring of link road to village Jamu Koti, Rs. 2.81 crore metalling and tarring of Andheri to Ranfua Jabrog, Rs. 2.69 crore Khakoli Unger Kando road, Rs. 2.08 crore metalling and tarring of link road from Pullilani Bhallor Bhallona to Sangna and orther works.
The Chief Minister performed foundation stones laying ceremonies of Rs. 8.59 crore link road from Nohra to Churdhar, Rs. 4.49 crore link road from Gehel to Demaina Barwa Dasakana, Rs. 4.23 crore road from Rampur to Palahu via Kanhari Lana Cheta and other works.
Hatti Community of Sirmaur
Member of Parliament Suresh Kashyap said that the Chief Minister took up the issue of declaring Hatti community as tribal with the Central Government several times.
He said that it was due to the efforts of the Chief Minister that now the Union Minister has, in principle, agreed to the demand of over 3 lakh Hatti community.
Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary it was due to lack of willpower of the previous State Government that the area could not be declared as a tribal area as was done for Jaunsar Bawar of Uttarakhand 54 years ago.
