Subhash Mahajan
Chuwari
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu dedicated and laid foundation stones for 36 developmental projects worth ₹419.90 crore in the Bhattiyat Assembly Constituency during his one-day visit to Chamba district on Tuesday.
The projects, belonging to the Jal Shakti Department and Public Works Department (PWD), aim to strengthen drinking water supply, sewerage infrastructure, flood protection measures, and road connectivity in the region.
The Chief Minister inaugurated eight development projects, including the reconstruction of the Khagal-Sihunta Flow Irrigation Scheme (FIS) built at a cost of ₹5.42 crore and the reconstructed Sarna Lift Irrigation Scheme in Gram Panchayat Jatrun costing ₹1.03 crore.
He also dedicated the ₹60.78 crore Lift Drinking Water Supply Scheme, which will benefit several villages across gram panchayats including Bagdhar Nagali, Dalog, Moranu, Sudli, Chuhan, Nainikhad, Bailly, Balera, Jiunta, Tunnuhatti, Mail, Samleu, Tappar, Padhortu, Manola, Ruliyani, Osal, Bathri, and Sherpur.
Other inaugurated projects included a ₹19.19 crore sewerage scheme for Chuwari town, flood protection works worth ₹4.19 crore for Jatrun, Trimat and Saloh villages, ₹1.74 crore flood protection works for Motla village, a ₹11.61 crore gravity water supply scheme for Samot and adjoining villages, and a ₹1.71 crore lift irrigation scheme for Sarnu, Saloh, Chuladi and neighboring areas.
Additionally, the Chief Minister inaugurated two Jal Shakti projects under NABARD and ADB, including a ₹37.52 crore lift drinking water supply scheme for Kakira town and surrounding villages, and an ₹8.81 crore augmentation and reconstruction project of the Dangori Water Supply Scheme.
During the event, the Chief Minister laid foundation stones for seven Jal Shakti Department projects, including a ₹31.46 crore sewerage system for Sihunta and nearby areas, along with ₹3 crore interception and diversion works under the Chuwari Sewerage Scheme.
He also laid foundation stones for projects involving the improvement, augmentation and extension of drinking water schemes worth ₹34.07 crore, reconstruction of irrigation schemes worth ₹6.08 crore and ₹7.89 crore, and new fire-fighting systems worth ₹2.14 crore for Kakira and Chuwari towns and ₹1.63 crore for Sihunta and Samot towns.
In the road infrastructure sector, the Chief Minister inaugurated five road and bridge projects, including the upgradation of the Chuwari-Jot Road (₹20.34 crore), Samot-Manhuta Road (₹4.25 crore), Tundi-Dharoon Road (₹6.18 crore), construction of the Balana-Gola Link Road (₹6.25 crore), and a 25-metre span bridge over Narelu Khad on the Sihunta-Jolna Khas Road (₹3.19 crore).
He further laid foundation stones for 14 PWD projects, including key road projects such as Motla-Sukhiyar Road, Ghatasani Bridge to Bhalog Road, Balana-Balli Road, Patka-Chhatrel Road, Transformer-Kallar-Jolna Road, and Badderman-Banoli Road.
Other projects include link roads to Rakhed, Jolna, Marad village, Lower Kamla village, Kuther and Dharwai village. The Chief Minister also laid foundation stones for a PWD Circuit House in Chuwari costing ₹9.68 crore and a Joint Office Building in Sihunta worth ₹21.99 crore.
