Shimla, Oct. 16 -- Responding to the demand for improved accommodation of the students staying in a girl's hostel at Government Senior Secondary School, Rangrik, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced Rs.2 crore for the construction of a new hostel for girls at the school. The announcement came after a surprise inspection of the girl's hostel was conducted by the CM. Sukhu interacted with the students residing there and listened to their concerns. He assured the students that their other concerns would be addressed, including the construction of a boundary wall, deployment of two multi-task workers and a woman warden and resolution of the water shortage at the hostel. Sukhu was on a two-day visit to the Spiti valley under the state government's 'Sarkar Gaon Ke Dwar' programme. During the visit, the CM stayed overnight at Rangrik on Wednesday and listened to the grievances of people at Manjushri and directed the concerned officers to take appropriate steps to ensure their redressal. The CM announced that the sub-centre at Rangrik would be upgraded to a primary health centre (PHC). He said that his visits to remote villages and overnight stays were aimed at gaining first-hand insight into the challenges faced by local residents and understanding their needs. He said that 'Sarkar Gaon Ke Dwar' was a flagship programme, with the resolution of public grievances being one of its top priorities. "The government was committed to ensuring that the benefits of development reached the last person in society," he said. Earlier, the CM visited the old-age home at Key, where he interacted with the elderly residents and enquired about the facilities being provided to them. MLA Anuradha Rana was also present on the occasion. Sukhu's two-day visit to Kaza in Spiti aimed to unlock new development opportunities in this remote tribal region of the state and gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by local residents. During the visit, the CM inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various development projects worth Rs.116.28 crore in Spiti's remote and strategically important border areas....