CM inaugurates 13 crore Dhalli bus stand in Shimla

Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed Dhalli Bus Stand in Shimla.
The CM also said the construction of Dhalli Sabzi Mandi will be completed in the next 18 months.
Accompanied by deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri, who holds the transport portfolio, Sukhu said the previous BJP govt laid the foundation stone for the construction of Dhalli and Theog bus stands without allocating any budget. He claimed that “all this was done purely for electoral gains”.
The CM said the Congress govt allocated Rs 5 crore last year and an additional Rs 5 crore this fiscal for the completion of the Dhalli Bus Stand. The bus stand has been built at a total cost of Rs 13.25 crore.
A modern HRTC workshop was also being constructed in the area at a cost of Rs 24 crore, he added.
Sukhu also laid the foundation stone for the modernisation of the Dhalli vegetable market, projected to cost Rs 36 crore. The work on the vegetable market will begin within a month, said Sukhu. A new vehicle parking will also be constructed at Dhalli, he said.
The state govt is prioritising road construction, said the CM Sukhu, adding that the Parwanoo-Shimla four-lane highway to Dhalli would be ready within two years.
Constructed at a cost of Rs 1.65 crore, Sukhu on Monday also inaugurated a community center and parking facility in the Cemetery area of Sanjauli.
Addressing a gathering at Dhalli, the chief minister emphasised that Himachal Pradesh had become the first state to provide a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 45 per litre on cow milk and Rs 55 per litre on buffalo milk.
To bolster rural income, the govt was purchasing wheat and maize, produced with natural farming, at an MSP of Rs 40 and Rs 30 per kg, respectively.