Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday inaugurated various buildings of the home guard department constructed at a cost of Rs 15.05 crore. These buildings include an administrative block built at Rs 3.15 crore at the Home Guards Battalion Training Centre, Parala in Shimla district; a Rs 73 lakh-worth Home Guards 4/2 Company Office in Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district; a Home Guards 4/4 Company Office in Renuka Ji of Sirmaur district built at Rs 81 lakh; a Rs 81 lakh-worth Home Guards 4/6 Company Office in Moginand of Sirmaur district. tnn
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