HP to spend Rs 2292 cr on irrigation, education, other areas

The Himachal Pradesh government will spend Rs 2,292 crore for providing irrigation and drinking water facilities besides strengthening the network of educational and health institutions across the state.
Addressing a public meeting at Baddi in Solan district after inaugurating a number of developmental projects, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said his government was focusing on all-round development in the state.
"The government has given top priority to education and is endeavouring to provide quality education to children, nearer their homes and as a result, the enrollment of students is nearly 100 per cent in primary and elementary schools," he said.
"We will open more educational institutions wherever required after taking into consideration the strength of the students," he added.

Claiming all the panchayats had access to roads, electricity, potable water, irrigation and health facilities, Singh said efforts were afoot to link every village with motorable road.
He urged people to adopt organic farming, horticulture, floriculture and vegetable production by taking advantage of modern techniques.
"Low cost and high productivity in farm sector would benefit the farmers. A Rs 1,115 crore Horticulture Development project is also being implemented in the state with World Bank funding," he said.