Baijnath, Oct. 3 -- The new divisional office building of Himachal Pradesh's Jal Shakti Department at Baijnath is expected to streamline departmental functioning and provide convenient services to the public, said state deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri.

Agnihotri inaugurated the newly constructed two-storey modern office, built at a cost of around Rs 1.23 crore, yesterday.

Addressing the gathering, Agnihotri said the state government was focusing on strengthening the Jal Shakti Department through infrastructure development to ensure timely services to people. He added that the new office building would directly benefit the residents of Baijnath.

The Deputy CM informed that projects worth about Rs 245 crore are underway in the Baijn...