Hamirpur (HP), March 2 Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said that the Sujanpur Holi Festival here will be upgraded to an international-level event from next year.
Agnihotri was addressing the people during the festival on Sunday evening.
He said that Rs 134 crore are being spent on various drinking water schemes in the Sujanpur Legislative Assembly constituency.
He added that the Chabutra drinking water scheme, which costs approximately 24 crore rupees, will be completed by July.
Agnihotri, who was the chief guest for the event, said that Rs 7.50 crore has been released for the construction of the bus stand in Sujanpur, and Rs 13.50 crore for the Rajiv Gandhi Day Boarding School in Karot.
Additionally, he said that Rs 5 crore has been approved for the Sainik School and Rs 34 crore for the Sujanpur-Sandhol road.
During his address, he also announced the construction of a Jal Shakti Department rest house in Jhol and the launch of the Sandhol-Ghumarwin-Chandigarh bus service and the Tauni Devi-Jhanikar-Ladroor-Chandigarh bus service.
Earlier, he inaugurated the first evening of the event and released a souvenir of the festival. He also awarded two NCC cadets and a meritorious student.
Renowned Punjabi singer Babbu Maan performed on the opening night of the four-day festival. The Himachal Pradesh Police's renowned orchestra, "Harmony of Pines", also performed at the event.