The Newz Radar
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that the state government would arrange rented accommodation to families uprooted by the recent rain mayhem and living in relief camps. The rent for these accommodations, he said, would be borne by the state government.“Provision will be made to rent two and three-room sets.
Instructions have been issued to all deputy commissioners in this regard,” said the Chief Minister while presiding over a meeting here on Monday (September 11, 2023) to review implementation of various development schemes and programmes of the state government. CM Sukhu said Rs 10 crore would be released for maintenance and repair of roads damaged due to heavy rains in Shimla.
He directed to complete the works of damaged roads and retaining walls etc in Shimla on priority. He said that artificial intelligence (AI) related courses will be started in all engineering colleges of the state from the next academic session.The Chief Minister said that the implementation of schemes for self-employment in the fisheries sector should be ensured from a scientific perspective.
He directed to review the progress of the construction work of heliports on a weekly basis. He said that there was immense potential for jackfruit cultivation in the state and the Agriculture Department should encourage farmers to cultivate jackfruit.Sukhu also gave directions to develop an effective online system for applying for fitness certificate of vehicles and for appointment.
Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, Principal Secretaries Onkar Chand Sharma, Bharat Khera, RD Nazim, Devesh Kumar, Amandeep Garg and various Secretaries were present in the meeting.
