H.P. current affairs-20th July

H.P. current affairs-20th July

SANJAULI(SHIMLA) HELIPORT TO HAVE ALL MODERN FACILITIES: CHIEF MINISTER
-Rs 14-crore heliport would be equipped with all modern facilities such as a VIP lounge and utility area and facilitate the landing of helicopters under Udan-II.
-also government is focusing on Restoration of Bantony castle near Kalibari Shimla

 

HIMACHAL TO BE FRUIT BOWL SOON, RS 100-CR PROJECT PLANNED

-The state government is set to launch the HP Shiva Pilot Project worth Rs 100 crore that will connect 500 families with horticulture in four districts. The main project, subject to the success of the pilot project, will start the next year with the involvement of 25,000 families in the first phase and a budget of Rs 1,000 crore.
-Under the pilot project, the Horticulture Department has set its sights on planting 2.50 lakh saplings of fruits such as orange, litchi, pomegranate, guava and a few others in July and August. The project, funded by the Asian Development Bank, will be implemented in four districts — Bilaspur, Mandi, Kangra and Hamirpur — in 170 hectares.

FACTS
BHUBU JOT TUNNEL between Jogindernagar in Mandi district and Kullu through the Lug valley