Shimla: Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on his day’s tour to Palampur laid the foundation stone of Palampur Heliport to cost Rs. 19.77 crore. The heliport will feature a passenger terminal building, fire station, utility building, and other facilities for travelers.
While addressing the gathering after performing foundation stone ceremony of Heliport, the Chief Minister said that this heliport would be completed by April next year after which helicopter services to Chandigarh and Shimla would commence at affordable fare. He added that the State Government was formulating several development plans for Kangra district. A proposal to develop a Tourism Village in Palampur had also been prepared, but some people, provoked by and having allegiance with the BJP have approached the Court and have taken stay from it. He said that efforts were underway to resolve the obstacles. He reiterated that the State Government was committed to promote Kangra district as Tourism Capital of the State to open new avenues of income to the people of the district.
Earlier, he also inspected the Community Health Centre (CHC) Gopalpur and interacted with patients and staff.
He said that that a provision of Rs. 3,000 crore has been made to enhance facilities for patients, from medical colleges to other hospitals across the State. New and advanced medical equipment was being installed in the hospitals to ensure that people receive quality healthcare services within Himachal Pradesh itself, he added.
MLA Ashish Butail welcomed the Chief Minister and said that the Chief Minister would soon tour the area shortly and will dedicate projects worth around Rs, 300 crore. He said that the Chief Minister has assured funding for the construction of a new building at the CHC, along with provisions for a digital X-ray facility and an ambulance.
HPTDC Chairman Raghubir Singh Bali, Chief Minister’s Political Advisor Sunil Sharma, Principal Advisor (IT & Innovation) Gokul Butail, Vice-Chairman HRTC Ajay Verma, Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Development Bank Sanjay Singh Chauhan, Chairman HP Wool federation Manoj Thakur, Chairman APMC Kangra Nishu Mongra, Congress leader Devendra Jaggi and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
