National BJP president and member of Rajya Sabha JP Nadda and Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur reviewed the progress of various developmental works at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur district on Thursday.
Nadda said that working with complete devotion in the service of humanity is the tradition followed by the doctors of AIIMS. Therefore, no compromise can be made with the quality of the institution and the potentiality of doctors, he added.
He appreciated the efforts of the Centre and state government for bringing up 750-bed AIIMS at Bilaspur with an expenditure of Rs 1471 crore, which was nearing completion. Special emphasis was being laid on the posting of doctors and health workers along with the development of infrastructure at AIIMS to provide better health facilities to the people at the earliest.
Nadda said that the four-laning work of the Kiratpur-Ner Chowk National Highway was in progress. As many as 22 big bridges and 15 small bridges and five double lane tunnels were also being constructed on 47-km 750-meter long road.
Upon completion of the four-lane work, the distance from Garamora to Mandi will be reduced by 40 km and the travel time would also be reduced. The distance between Bilaspur and Garamora would also be reduced to 23 km.
He said that the work of the Bhanupalli railway line to be constructed at Rs 6753 crore is also in progress, under which a 48.6-kilometer line would be laid in Himachal Pradesh. As many as 20 tunnels and 26 main bridges would be built on this track. Under this project, the work of land acquisition up to Beri has been almost completed.
CM Jai Ram Thakur said that Rs 1400 crore project has been prepared to restore the ancient historical temples of Bilaspur, which have been submerged in Govind Sagar Lake, which is proposed to be implemented in three phases. The state government has also announced this in the budget. The project will be completed in collaboration with international agencies.
He said that in the first phase of the project, it is proposed to restore these temples in Nale Ka Naun. In the second phase of this project, Sandu ground would be developed as a tourist spot. In the third phase, a water reservoir would be built around the temples by constructing a barrage near Mandi Bharari. Riverfront and walkways and others would also be developed.
Thakur said that Bilaspur would be developed as an ideal tourist destination with this ambitious plan and would also revive the old history and culture of Bilaspur, to which the sentiments of all Bilaspur residents are attached.
The Chief Minister said that Rs 66-crore Kol dam Lift Drinking Water Project has been approved with the objective of providing 21 lakh litres of drinking water per day to AIIMS and Hydro Engineering College and 97 percent work of which has been completed.
An amount of Rs 10 crore is being spent on the construction of 50-bed Maternal and Child Health Care Center in Bilaspur and 70 percent of its construction work has been completed. Besides this, about Rs 2.5 crore was being spent on the repair of regional hospital Bilaspur and the work of which is in progress.
A presentation on AIIMS projects, Bhanupalli Rail project, four laning of national highway and rehabilitation of submerged temples in Govindsagar was also made on the occasion.
