Revenue Min tours Kinnaur border villages

Jagat Singh Negi, Minister of Revenue, Horticulture, Tribal Development, and Public Grievance Redressal, toured the remote border panchayats of Chitkul and Rakchham in Kinnaur district today. Minister underlined Chitkul’s strategic importance, not only as a part of Kinnaur district but also as a border area, and reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to the development of such regions. During his visit, he also listened to grievances of locals and assured that genuine demands would be addressed in a phased manner.

Negi visited Batseri village, where he inaugurated the beautification project of Ukhyang Sanatang, developed at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. He also dedicated the World Bank-funded irrigation tank and pipeline under the Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project, built at a cost of Rs 1.61 crore.