Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today dedicated he developmental projects worth Rs.206.08 crore to Kullu district during the National Level Sharad Utsav in Manali. He inaugurated eight projects amounting to Rs. 59.21 crore and laid the foundation stone for 13 projects valued at Rs. 147.59 crore.
These initiatives include restoration and reconstruction work following the damage caused by severe floods in the Beas River last year. Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III, the Chief Minister inaugurated road upgradation projects including Manali-Burwa road at a cost of Rs. 7.34 crore, the Chhaki to Hallan road worth Rs. 7.70 crore, the Patlikuhal to Hallan-2 road worth Rs. 9.24 crore, and the Fozal to Neri road for Rs. 6.69 crore.
He also inaugurated a double-lane bridge at Solang Nala, built at a cost of Rs. 3.71 crore and an inter-state bus station at Patlikuhal constructed with an outlay of Rs. 7.69 crore. Apart from the first phase of the Manali bus parking yard and protection work worth Rs. 14.30 crore, as well as the Primary Health Centre at Thatibeer in Banjar tehsil, constructed with an expenditure of Rs. 2.53 crore was also inaugurated on the occasion.
In addition, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of the construction of Naggar to Krishna Mandir via Thawa link road at Rs. 6.96 crore under NABARD-RIDF, along with a road to address flood and landslide damage near Chharuru on the Kullu-Manali left bank, costing Rs. 8.44 crore. To mitigate landslide on Kullu Manali left bank road, RCC retaining walls, wire crates, drains and crash barriers near Chachooga to cost Rs. 8.02 crore, Construction of Bye-pass road from NH-03 to Club House Manali amounting to Rs. 2.21 crore, Double Lane bridge at 15 Miles to cost Rs. 12.08 crore, Providing flood protection work of right bank of river Beas at 17 miles to cost Rs. 8.66 crore, Flood protection work on the right bank of river Beas at Patlikuhal in GP Hallan to cost Rs. 8.72 crore. Similarly, Flood protection work on right bank of river Beas at Raison to cost Rs. 8.73 crore, Flood protection work on right bank of river Beas at GP Dawara to cost 8.97 crore, Flood protection work on right bank of river Beas at Kalath in GP Shaleen to cost Rs. 8.34 crore, Flood protection work on right bank of river Beas at Aloo Ground in GP Shaleen to cost Rs. 8.64 crore.
He also laid the foundation stone of wellness centre at Manali to cost Rs. 46.25 crore and Conservation and Restoration of Naggar Castle to cost 11.57 crore. MLA Manali Bhuvneshwar Gaur expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for dedicating projects worth Rs. 206.08 crore to the people of his constituency saying these projects would usher an era of development of the area.
HPTDC Chairman RS Bali, MLA Vinod Sultanpuri, Suresh Kumar and Anuradha Rana, APMC Chairman Mian Ram Singh, Chief Minister's Principal Private Secretary Vivek Bhatia, Managing Director HRTC Rohan Chand Thakur, Managing Director HPTDC Rajiv Kumar, DC Kullu Torul S. Raveesh, SP K. Gokul Chandran, senior officers of various departments and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.