Virbhadra Singh Announces College and Gas Agency for Tikkar in Rohru Tehsil by : INVC Team Published on : 3 Jul, 2015 12:35 PM IST

Virbhadra Singh announces college and gas agency for Tikkar in Rohru tehsil By : INVC Team Published On : 3 Jul, 2015 12:35 PM IST

INVC NEWS Shimla, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today announced opening of a degree college at Tikkar in Nawar valley of Rohru tehsil in Shimla district which would be made functional from next academic session. The Chief Minister also announced opening of a gas agency at Tikkar. He made these announcements while addressing a public meeting at Tikkar. He said he was personally going to monitor the progress of Theog-Hatkoti-Rohru road and for the very reason he would travel back to Shimla by road on Saturday. He assured undertaking repair and renovation of links roads in the area and directed for earlier completion of roads under construction. Shri Virbhadra Singh exhorted people to encourage their children for taking admissions in colleges being opened in rural areas and not to run towards the cities on the pretext of better education there. The Chief Minister said he was happy and satisfied to serve the people of the state for the last over thirty years and it was there love, trust and affection that he was able to serve the state as Chief Minister for sixth time. Shri Virbhadra Singh said since the formation of the state, the successive Congress governments worked with commitment for development and welfare of the people. Today, all the villages had been connected by roads and there were more than 34500 kms road network in the state. There were more than 15000 schools in the government sector in the state and in health sector, the state was marching ahead by providing quality health services to the people of the state, he added. He said it was unfortunate that few opportunists play dirty politics in the name of religion and region and try to divide the people but he would not let it happen in the better interest of the state. "I never believe in regionalism and casteism and will keep serving the people with same zeal and devotion in the times to come" said the Chief Minister. Taking a jibe at the opposition, he said he equally care for the hometown of the former Chief Minister and out of three medical colleges being opened in the state, one was being opened at Hamirpur. "We don't compare development with political affiliations of opponents as BJP does and we treat all regions of the state alike", he added. He announced a sum of rupees 15,000 to the school children for presenting cultural programme on the occasion. Chief Parliamentary Secretary and local MLA Shri Rohit Thakur listed the development of the area to the successive cong governments under the leadership of Shri Virbhadra Singh. He said he was committed to connect every panachayat headquarter with metaled roads in future. Shri Thakur also raised the demands of the area the main being opening of gas agency at Tikkar, up-gradation of Tikkar sub-tehsil and college at Tikkar. Praddhan of Tikkar panchayat Shri B.R Deshta welcomed the Chief Minister. Earlier, Shri Virbhadra Singh enroute Tikkar from Rohru announced rupees five lakh for beautification of Rudra temple complex at Pujarali-IV and up- gradation of veterinary dispensary to hospital. He also assured construction of approach road from Badshal to Gharot besides announcing facility of rain shelter and toilets at Deoli bazar. While addressing a gathering at Badshal, he announced up-gradation of GMS Badshal to High school and construction of Badshal bridge. He directed for repair of Ramteri-Badshal-Kharla road on priority. The Chief Minister also laid foundation stone of additional building of GSSS Badshal in Dharara gram panchayat which will have cost Rs. 22.11 lakh and will art, craft, cultural and computer room besides facility of library and science lab. He also laid foundation stones of veterinary dispensary building at village Samra which will be completed by spending Rs. 13.50 lakh and lift water supply scheme for Samra panchayat to be completed at a cost of Rs. 80 lakh. He laid foundation stone of community health centre building at Tikkar to cost Rs 50 lakh, additional building of GSSS Tikaar to cost Rs 16 lakh, and performed bhoomi poojan of up- gradation of Rs. 4.01 crore Deoli-Khalai-Dhari Kuppar road, Rs. 5.82 crore Deoli-Ghasani-Khalger road and Rs. 5.45 crore Ghanasidhar-Kadiwan-Ghasani road in Nawar valley. He also inaugurated link road to www.internationalnewsandviews.com Dhanoti village which has been completed with an outlay of Rs. 5.12 crore. The Chief Minister also visited proposed site of ITI building at Tikkar to be constructed by spending Rs. 5.86 core. District Shimla Rural Congress President Shri Kehar Singh Khach, BCC President Jubbal and Kotkhai Shri Ramesh Chauhan, ex- Pradhan Tikkar panchayat Capt. Jawahar Lal Janartha, Vice Chairman HPTDC Shri Harish Janaratha, Chairman APMC Shimla and Kinnaur Shri Mahender Satan, Vice Chairman, HIMUDA Shri Yashwant Chhajta, General Secretary, State Child Welfare Council Smt. Raj Kumari Soni, Deputy Commissioner Shri Dinesh Malhotra, SP Shri D.W Negi and prominent persons of the area were present on the occasion.

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