Various schemes for Shimla inaugurated by Chief Minister :

1. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated the Rs 75-crore lift water supply scheme from Chaba (Kol Dam) and laid the foundation stone of the Rs 406-crore water supply scheme for the capital from the Sutlej.

2. Parking for 400 vehicles on cards The CM also laid the stones of a multi-storey parking and link road to new OPD, IGMC-Shimla. The multi-storey parking complex will facilitate over 400 vehicles The road linking the new OPD Block of the IGMC will ease out parking problem at the IGMC The link road will provide an easy access from Cart Road to new OPD block

3. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stones of a multi-storey parking and link road to new OPD, IGMC-Shimla, under the Shimla smart city mission that will cost Rs 32 crore. The Shimla Municipal Corporation has already started the supply from Chaba to the city, but the scheme was opened formally by the CM today.

4. The Chief Minister reported the Rs 406-crore scheme for Shimla would be completed by 2022. This would provide over 67 MLD water to the town till 2050. The Chaba (Kol dam)-Shimla scheme would ensure 10 MLD water to Shimla.

5. Also the multi -storey parking complex would facilitate the parking of over 400 vehicles and the road linking the new OPD Block of the IGMC to contribute in easing out the parking problem at the IGMC. He said the link would provide an easy access from Cart Road to new OPD Block.

About Shimla City :

Shimla is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India, succeeding Murree, northeast of Rawalpindi. After independence, the city became the capital of Punjab and was later made the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It is the principal commercial, cultural and educational centre of the state.

Small hamlets were recorded prior to 1815 when British forces took control of the area. The climatic conditions attracted the British to establish the city in the dense forests of Himalayas. As the summer capital, Shimla hosted many important political meetings including the Simla Accord of 1914 and the Simla Conference of 1945. After independence, the state of Himachal Pradesh came into being in 1948 as a result of integration of 28 princely states. Even after independence, the city remained an important political centre, hosting the Simla Agreement of 1972. After reorganisation of state of Himachal Pradesh, the existing Mahasu district was named Shimla.