Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu offered floral tributes to former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his birth anniversary at the Congress office, Rajiv Bhawan Shimla.
The injured has been identified as Saurabh Patial, the main accused in the attack on former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur.
Furthermore, where there is no alternative source of drinking water supply, water is being supplied through tankers, he said, adding that tankers are being deployed for water in Shimla, Kullu and Kangra districts.
The decision was taken during the sate Cabinet meeting held here on Tuesday, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
While presiding over a high-level meeting here on Friday to review the progress of the establishment of Bulk Drug Park in the Haroli assembly segment of Una district, Sukhu directed to expedite the tender process.
The Chief Minister said that thoughts and ideals of Baba Sahib Ambedkar continue to give strength to millions of people of the country.
The people of remote Bara Bangal in Kangra district and Malana village in Kullu district were vaccinated by airlifting the vaccine, doctors, and paramedical staff.
As many as 127 crore vaccination doses have been administered in the country and the vaccines were being supplied to about 50 countries of the world.
A state government official said though the agricultural climate of the state is suitable for production of cash crops, yet crop production in several areas have been affected by stray and wild animals with some farmers even stopping farming activities.
He made these remarks after inaugurating the Swarnim Himachal Kala Mahotsav at New Delhi last evening. The event is a part of year long Swarnim Himachal Celebrations to commemorate the 50 years of statehood and is being organized by the Language, Art and Culture department in collaboration with Hotel Lalit from 4 to 9 December.
