Nara (Hamirpur): Chief Minister PK Dhumal today said Rs 57.88 crore were being spent on various drinking water and irrigation schemes in Hamirpur district during the current financial year. Addressing a public meeting at Nara during his two-day tour of Hamirpur district after dedicating a motorable bridge over the Nara-Galot road to the people and a science block constructed at a cost of Rs 62.68 lakh in Government Senior Secondary School, Nalti, he said efforts were afoot to link the Baba Balak Nath shrine with a ropeway. The state government had also planned to construct the Dhaneta-Bangana tunnel. He said 6,535 references were received in the Chief Minister’s office from people of Hamirpur district, which were sent to the district administration and action had been taken in 5,609 cases. The Chief Minister said of the 2,996 complaints received under e-samadhan, 2,892 had been disposed of and of the 1,724 requests received by the Deputy Commissioner’s office, action on 1,622 had been taken. He said Rs 2.26 crore would be spent on the construction of irrigation schemes for the Brahladi, Nalti and Nara areas and a check dam would be constructed at Daknal Nullah. The Chief Minister also assured to provide funds for a mahila mandal bhawan and sanctioned Rs 2 lakh for a link road from Nara to Nalvi. He said a veterinary dispensary would soon be made functional in the Nara panchayat and Rs 2 lakh would be sanctioned for the construction of a link road from Changar to Badi. The Chief Minister said the government had decided to give free uniforms to all students from Class I to X in government schools under the Atal School Uniform Scheme from this year which will be given twice a year. Education Minister ID Dhiman, Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur and MLA Urmil Thakur also addressed the gathering.