Renuka dam to be named after Parshuram: Dhumal

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh government will ensure relief and rehabilitation to those families affected due to the construction of Rs 3,897 crore Renuka Dam Project, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Sunday said.

Addresing a public meeting after inagurating week-long state-level Renuka fair, he asked private educational institutions to set up a medical college in Sirmaur district.

He assured 16 lakh electricity consumers that they would get 4 free Compact Flourocent Lamp (CFL) bulbs by the end of this year.

The chief minister said that his government had allocated the ambitious Renuka Dam Hydro Electric Project to the HP Power Corporation for execution in a time bound manner.

He said that the families giving more than five bighas of land for acquisition and left with only one biswa land would be provided a sum of Rs 2.50 lakh while Rs 1.50 lakh would be given to those who will give less than five bighas of land for the project.

Dhumal assured them that after completion of the project they would be eligible to consume 100 units of electricity free of cost.