The Chief Minister called for strengthening road connectivity in the region saying since Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar are the gateway of Kumaon so roads connecting different parts of the region should be in proper shape.
Reviewing the progress of different developmental work in the region, the Chief Minister asked the PWD officials to ensure that the roads are ‘patch-less’ as all tourists follow these roads to reach the tourist destinations across the region. At the same time, he also stressed on the need to maintain quality of road works.
Speaking on the issue of pending of road works due to delay in clearance of the forest land transfer matters, the Chief Minister called for better coordination among different executive agencies including district administration, PWD, forest department to name a few to have proper coordination, saying better coordination among the agencies concerned is vital for timely implementation of developmental projects. In the meanwhile, he also asked the officials concerned of the PWD to take necessary steps to widen the road to ply volvo buses between Haldwani and Nainital.
The officials concerned of the PWD however, maintained that trial run of the volvo bus has been done between Haldwani and Nainital. So necessary steps would be taken to ensure smooth movements of the aforesaid buses on the said road.