CM HD Joshi's Village Khandu Resettlement Colony Inaugurated by PM Indira Gandhi .

It was February 20 /1976 .PM Indira Gandhi was scheduled to inaugurate Khandu Colony built by Rajasthan Housing Board for the displaced persons of Khandu village submerged in the Mahi Bajsj Sagar Irrigation Dam being  built for the Irrigated 
areas of Banswara District.
PM had arrived in the evening day  before. VIP Room was done up with fresh paint and new toilet facilities. Traffic on the road below  VIP. room  was diverted  .However, she had dinner all by  herself though CM waited below on  the  lawn of Mahi Rest House, a picturesque place.
In the morning  after breakfast and before  leaving  for inaugural function ,she was (overheard by attendants) ,complaing to CM ' "Aap ke machharon ne mujhe Sone nahin diya"
Chief Engineer Shri BK Mehra with his team  had made arrangements for the inaugural function and it passed off very well. On payback to Rest House PM slowed her vehicle and stopped  for a while to accept  flowers and garlands from cheering women and children .Archana my wife was also lucky to hand over garland  of flowers to PM along with school children.
PM visited dam site  to inspect dam construction.She had a bird's eye view of beautiful  Mahi Bajaj Sagar lake and the cascading waterfall from some sluices  opened for this purpose. 
PM's Visit passed  off  peacefully and all officers felt a sigh of relief 
This is the second of the five part Blog on Emergency of 1975 in the country 

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