Kangra, Feb. 19 -- Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on his tour of Jawalamukhi and Dehra assembly constituencies on Wednesday laid foundation stones and dedicated developmental projects worth about Rs 182 crore.

Mr Thakur said that during the first phase of winter sojourn, he had laid foundation stones and inaugurated developmental projects worth Rs 165 crore in three Vidhan Sabha areas--Baijnath, Kangra and Indora. The chief minister said that he had laid foundation stones and inaugurated projects totaling about Rs 350 crore in five assembly constituencies of Kangra district.

While addressing a public meeting at Dhaliara in Dehra area of Kangra district, Mr Thakur said that the present state government was ensuring that the winter sojour...