Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday announced opening of Himachal Pradesh’s first Science College in Hamirpur with an estimated cost of ₹ 100 crore. He said 80 kanals of land had already been identified for the college and ₹ 20 crore had been released for the project.
The CM also announced the opening of an Allied and Healthcare College in Hamirpur. He was presiding over the annual prize distribution function at government college, Hamirpur, where he felicitated students who excelled in various fields. In addition, the CM inaugurated a book corner at the district library.
In addition, he said an AIIMS-level Ayurvedic institute would be established in the district on 74 acres of land. He inaugurated a state-of-the-art SRT Lab, constructed at a cost of ₹ 8.64 crore, at the Deputy Director Agriculture Office complex in Hamirpur. He also inaugurated a CBT Lab at Hamirpur Degree College, built at a cost of ₹ 1.50 crore and a library equipped with 70 tablets at the college. He also laid the foundation stone for a girl’s hostel at the Degree College to be constructed at a cost of ₹ 9 crore.
