The reason behind holding Cabinet meet in Tehri lake is that the Govt is viewing tourism as a major source of generating employment, said the CM Trivendra Singh Rawat while interacting with the media persons after the cabinet meeting at Tehri on Wednesday.
He said that aim of holding the Cabinet meet at Tehri lake is to bring the lake and all the tourist destinations of the U’khand on the World tourism map. The CM added that the Tehri lake Festival is also being organised as part of this initiative of tourism promotion. He opined that the development of the Tehri lake into tourist spot would also benefit the residents of Ghansali, Pratapnagar and Chinyalisaur.
He said that the current year is being celebrated as ‘Employment Year’ and the Govt wants to generate more employment opportunities for the youth of the State.
Informing about the ‘Pirul’ policy, the CM said that an estimated 150 MW power is expected to generate from 14l metric tonne of Pine needles, besides giving employment for 6K people. He opined that villagers can easily earn Rs 8K to Rs 10K in from Pirul.