Shimla, April 6 -- Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Monday inaugurated a lift drinking water scheme, constructed at a cost of Rs 38.08 crore, at Deori Khaneti in Kotkhai area of Shimla district, which will benefit around 23 panchayats of the Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituency.
The 17-km-long scheme will lift water from the Pabbar river to supply drinking water to several villages in the area, providing relief to residents facing water scarcity.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion, Agnihotri said that water supply projects worth about Rs 300 crore were currently underway in the Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituency and efforts would be made to complete them at the earliest.
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