Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several development projects worth 258 crore rupees at a function held at Tiranga Park in Chandigarh today.
The projects include a new government high school in Sarangpur, an underground pedestrian crossing connecting Panjab University and PGIMER, and residential buildings for police personnel. Referring to the 68-crore rupees inter-state bus depot project at Raipur Kalan, whose foundation stone was also laid, Mr. Shah said the facility would become the number one inter-state bus depot in the country.
Earlier, Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 60th Raising Day celebrations of Chandigarh Police and presented the President’s Colour and Medals to the force. Congratulating the force, Mr. Shah praised its six decades of dedicated service and recalled its courage in tackling terrorism and maintaining law and order through coordination with Punjab and Haryana Police.
The Union Home Minister also inducted 141 new vehicles into the Chandigarh Police fleet, saying these would improve its response time.
