Chandigarh: Union home minister Amit Shah will salute six decades of police vigilance and light the path for the city’s development on Nov 1.He is coming to the city to present President’s Police Colour on its 60th Police Raising Day. He will also inaugurate new facilities such as a school and a bus depot while laying foundation stones for housing and security projects across the city. All this infrastructure will be worth ₹258 crore.The visit falls on Chandigarh’s Foundation Day. As chief guest at the Raising Day parade in Sector 17’s Tiranga Park, Shah will accept the salute. The completed works set for inauguration include the Govt High School in Sarangpur and a Chandigarh Transport Undertaking bus depot at Raipur Kalan.Shah will also lay foundation stones for seven upcoming development works. These include 192 Type-III houses at the Chandigarh Armed Police complex in Dhanas, a pedestrian subway connecting the PGI side to Panjab University, and a police station in Sector 49.Additional foundation stones will be laid for a boys’ hostel at the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology in Sector 26, a gymnasium hall at the Post Graduate Govt College in Sector 46, an upgraded sports complex in Sector 7, and 15 security checkposts at the city’s border-entry points.The visit is also expected to draw attention to pending regional issues, including property ownership rights for residents of rehabilitation colonies and grievances raised by local industrialists and college teachers.While Shah is expected to review local administrative and civic concerns, officials have confirmed no scheduled policy announcements.
