Rs 146 crore being spent on underground utility ducts in Shimla: Himachal CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said Rs 146.34 crore would be spent on the ambitious project for underground utility ducts.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said Rs 146.34 crore would be spent on the ambitious project for underground utility ducts.
Attacking the previous BJP government, he accused it of distributing benefits worth Rs. 5,000 crore for electoral gains, opening 900 institutions six months before the elections without staff or budget, and lowering the quality of public services.
The CM stated that the policy allows land to be pooled and developed with the cooperation of landowners, facilitating the provision of essential services and planned layouts in the area.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the ten-day long Winter Carnival Shimla at The Ridge here on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday, inaugurated a regulated market at Totu in Shimla district constructed at a cost of Rs. 4.5 crore. The facility includes eight shops, an auction platform, a 20-bed dormitory for farmers, a spacious hall for public events and other essential amenities.
This novel public programme is being organised across the country at state capitals, district headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The sammelan conceptualises elected public representatives across the country directly interacting with the public in an endeavour to get feedback about the various welfare programmes being run by the government.
State BJP chief Suresh Kashyap informed about the decision after a meeting of the councilors of Shimla Municipal Corporation at party headquarters and said prominent party leaders will visit Shimla residents in all wards.
Police said they received a call around 8.30 am on Monday when locals noticed some stray dogs mauling the body of a newborn baby.
The tourists footfall in Shimla has fallen to record low with 60 to 70 per cent decline in occupancy in hotels as compared to pre-Covid era in the month of April, raising concerns among hoteliers who were battling to cope with losses suffered in the pandemic.
A state government official said the Cabinet gave its approval to the Development Plan for Shimla Planning Area after over 43 years as till now interim development plan was in force.
