Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid the foundation for development works and inaugurated other development works totaling in cost to about Rs 158 crore in Bageshwar district on Wednesday.
These 44 schemes include 18 in Kapkot assembly constituency and 26 in Bageshwar constituency. Of these, the CM inaugurated 25 works amounting to Rs 121 crore and laid the foundation for 19 works costing about Rs 36 crore. Later the chief minister also inaugurated the bus station in Bageshwar.
While inaugurating the 132/33 KV substation in Bageshwar, Rawat said that this maintenance substation is connected with remote control enabling it to be controlled not only from Bageshwar but also from Dehradun.
The technology will also enable the officials to ascertain where power lines are cut in the district, which will enable swift repair of the same. The operation of this substation will resolve the low voltage problem in the district and also facilitate 24-hour power supply. Later, the CM inaugurated the newly made bus station in the district.
Along with the Transport minister Yashpal Arya, the CM flagged off buses from the new station. Rawat also launched the portal of the Jageshwar temple management committee prepared by NIC and the Almora district administration. The portal will enable devotees to make online donations and finalise the date and time for worship they wish to attend in the Jageshwar temple.
The online booking of bhandara will also be facilitated through this portal. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the chief minister said that during the past three years,
the state government has been consistently focusing on balanced development with top priority being accorded to development in the remote and mountainous regions. Due to various public welfare schemes of the government, the per capita income in Uttarakhand has reached upto about Rs 1.98 lakh. The government is making consistent efforts to bring about a further rise in the per capita income. Rawat also stressed on the cultivation of local medicinal herbs and fruits. Commending the work of kiwi fruit cultivators in Bageshwar district, he exhorted other farmers to also use latest techniques to cultivate fruits like kiwi and apple. Stating that the production of apples in India is considerably less than the consumption, he said that all need to think on this so that employment can be generated at the local level and the benefit to people can be maximised. Speaking on the occasion, Arya announced operation of five buses for Bageshwar district. These buses will operate between Bageshwar and destinations like Delhi and Dehradun.
