Sataun birdge in Sirmaur inaugurated

Rs. 6 crore disbursed to poor and deserving over medical services and treatment for their various ailments under Chief Minister Relief Fund provisions during past one year. People needed to explore the vast natural potential available in the district Sirmaur more cautiously and with environmental safeguards.

This was stated by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister while addressing a mammoth public meeting at Sataun in Paonta Sahib Sub Division of district Sirmaur after he dedicated Sataun bridge constructed at a cost of Rs. 302.10 lakh to the people of the area today.

Chief Minister thanked the donors of the State for liberally donating towards the fund out of their hard earned income. He said that motive behind creation of the Chief Minister Relief Fund was to receive donations from people for further disbursement to the deserving thousands of people to help them in emergencies.

Chief Minister said that Sirmaur had been blessed with immense natural wealth which needed to be exploited with ecological safeguards so that it could help in preservation of the environment of the region. He announced Rs. 10 lakh for local Rest House at Sataun, Rs. 10 lakh for Govt. Senior Secondary School Sataun laboratory Rs. 10 lakh for improvement of Kaffota road, upgraded Chandni school in the area, Govt Middle School Dhaya to Govt. High School, Koti to be Govt. Middle School, Rs. 10 lakh for Aman village road..

Prof. Dhumal said that two national highways had been got sanctioned for the district during his successive two terms which symbolises the commitment of the State Government towards the speedy development of the district. He said that both the national highways would revolutionize the developmental pace in the area and facilitate the residents with quality road services. He said that it was during his earlier tenure that the reconstruction of Sataun bridge was ordered which had materialized with the dedication of Sataun bridge to the people of Paonta Sahib and Shillai areas.

Chief Minister said that rural empowerment was the main objective of all the policies and programmes of the State Government to facilitate rural residents with all basic amenities and self employment avenues at their door steps. He said that the State was committed to generate self respect in every individual resident of the State.

Chief Minister reiterated his appeal to the people not to waste any money on flowers, garlands etc. to welcome him instead save the money and donate the same to Chief Minister Relief Fund so that the same could be utilized over the welfare and other emergent assistance to the poor and deserving people of the State who needed the same desperately. He said that it would be real service towards the suffering humanity.

Prof. Dhumal said that funds had not been any constraint in carrying developmental activities uniformally all over the State while Paonta Sahib was one of the best rewarded assembly segment with regard to developmental activities.

Chief Minister addressed party workers meeting at Jwalapur and announced opening of a hospital for four local gram panchayats, veterinary dispensary for Kishan Kot, upgradation of GPS Jwalapur to GMS from next academic session, Rs. 20 lakh for Amarkot-Taruwala road, Rs. 10 lakh for Umon to Taruwla, another Rs. 10 lakh for Amarkot-Santoshgarh link roads.

Chief Minister was accorded a rousing reception by the people of the area on his arrival enroute from Paonta Sahib to Sataun.

Dr. Rajiv Bindal, Health Minister said that people of district Sirmaur had noticed the accelerated pace of development during past one year under the visionary leadership of Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister which symbolizes the uniform development of the entire State by rising above all political considerations to benefit the people with developmental activities. He said that Prof. Dhumal had envisioned strategically important Pathankot-Mandi, Manali Leh railway line and drawn attention of top policy makers. He said that despite heavy financial deficit inherited from preceding Government the State was witnessing record development.

Shri Jai Ram Thakur, MLA and President, State BJP thanked the people of Jwalapur for giving massive mandate to the party in the last assembly elections and appealed to them to further support policies and programmes of the BJP in power. He said that over 80 percent of poll promises had already been fulfilled during a short span of one year only. He said that additionally the State Government had succeeded in getting IIT, NIFT, ESI hospital, three IRBs and other national level institutions for the State. He appealed to his workers to gear up for coming parliamentary elections.

Shri Harshwardhan Chauhan, local MLA also welcomed and thanked Chief Minister for dedicating Sataun bridge to the people of the area fulfilling a long pending demand of the people of the area. He apprised Chief Minister of various developmental requirements of the people of his segment.

Shri Sukh Ram Chaudhary, MLA, Paonta Sahib welcomed the Chief Minister and thanked him for sanctioning Polytechnic College for the segment, upgrading Paonta Sahib from CHC to Civil Hospital and providing drinking water supply and irrigation facilities to every village. He said that the segment was witnessing revolutionary momentum to developmental activities under dynamic leadership of Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister.

Shri Chander Mohan Thakur, Vice President State BJP also addressed.

Dr. Rajiv Bindal, Health Minister, Ms. Shyama Sharma, Ex MLA, Shri Baldev Bhandari, President, District Sirmaur BJP, Shri Sanjay Kaushal, President, Paonta Sahib BJP Mandal, Shri Rajender Negi, General Secretary, District BJP, Shri Hem Chand Gautam, Incharge District Sirmaur, BJP, Shri Virender Kashyap, former Chairman State Marketing Board, Shri Pushpender Rajput, Deputy Commissioner, Shri J.P. Singh, S.P., Shri Arun Chauhan and Shri R.C. Gupta, Engineer in Chief, HPPWD, senior party functionaries and senior officers and prominent people of the area were present on the occasion.