New Delhi, May 28 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth about Rs.138 crore in Almora district.

The event was held at the new administrative building of Soban Singh Jeena University in Almora. According to officials, the package includes 17 projects inaugurated at a cost of Rs.112.113 crore and nine projects for which foundation stones were laid at a cost of Rs.25.979 crore.

The projects cover road connectivity, drinking water supply, education, healthcare, irrigation, urban development, parking facilities and rural infrastructure. Dhami said the works were intended to strengthen basic services in the hill district and improve access to publ...