Shimla, June 25 -- Himachal Pradesh's Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sikhu on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 12 development projects worth Rs 90.66 crore at Neri Kalan in Kasauli Assembly constituency of Solan district, reinforcing the state government's focus on infrastructure expansion and public utility development in rural and semi-urban areas.

The Chief Minister inaugurated projects, including a Rs 12.92 crore, 45-metre span double-lane arch bridge over Gamber Khad on the Shalaghat-Arki-Kunihar-Barotiwala road, a Rs 3.42 crore Block Development Officer (BDO) office building at Dharampur, and a Rs 51 lakh Science Block at PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School, Pratha.

He also laid foundation stones for seve...