Shimla, Feb. 11 -- Himachal Pradesh Public Works and Urban Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Wednesday said that despite the prevailing financial crisis, the state would overcome the challenges and emerge stronger.

Addressing a public gathering in the Shimla Rural Assembly segment after inaugurating a Mahila Mandal Bhawan at Jabri under the Gram Panchayat Bathmana, Singh said, "There should be no wasteful expenditure. The state is facing a financial crisis. But Himachal will come out of this crisis and once again become a strong state. Similar crises occurred during previous governments as well, but the state continued to progress and will keep moving forward."

The Mahila Mandal Bhawan has been constructed at a cost of Rs 3.5 l...