Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

We won’t resort to vendetta politics, says Himachal CM

- HT Correspond­ent

ANNOUNCES RS 5 CRORE FOR GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE, RS 8.5 CRORE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES AND HRTC SUBDEPOT IN KANGRA’S JAISINGHPU­R

DHARAMSHAL­A:CHIEF minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday said his government will not resort to vendetta politics but the non-performers will be face the music.

The CM said this while addressing a public meeting at Shivnagar Jaisinghpu­r assembly constituen­cy of Kangra district. He announced Rs 5 crore for Government Degree College Shivnagar, drinking water supply schemes worth Rs 8.5 crore and a sub-depot of the Himachal Road Transport Corporatio­n (HRTC).

He said his government was open to suggestion from the general public as it is the government of the common man.

Stressing on the need to change the tradition of alternatin­g power in the state and said the BJP was seeking to rule the state for the next 20 years with the cooperatio­n of the people.

The CM also expressed gratitude to the central government for sanctionin­g Rs 10 crore for the Border Area Developmen­t Programme (BADP).

The programme will cater to the people living in remote and inaccessib­le areas near the internatio­nal borders with a primary objective to create additional infrastruc­ture in border areas, he said. Irrigation and public health minister Mahender Singh Thakur, urban developmen­t minister Sarveen Chaudhary and health minister Vipin Singh Parmar were present.

WORLD WETLAND DAY FUNCTION TOMORROW

The CM will preside over the state-level world wetlands function to be organised at Jwali on February 2. The function is being organized by the State Council for Science, Technology and Environmen­t in collaborat­ion with different department­s.

The theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day is ‘wetlands for sustainabl­e urban future’. The day is celebrated internatio­nally each year on February 2 to mark the anniversar­y of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of Internatio­nal Importance (Ramsar Convention).

 ?? HT PHOTO ?? Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur addressing a gathering at Jaisinghpu­r in Kangra on Wednesday.
HT PHOTO Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur addressing a gathering at Jaisinghpu­r in Kangra on Wednesday.

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