To review the progress report on Rishikesh Karnprayag railway line project, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat convened a meeting with officials at Secretariat on Sunday. The District Magistrates of Chamoli, Pauri, Rudraprayag and Tehri were also participated in the meeting through video conferencing. Ironcially Chief Minister himself supervising all the important major projects of the State.
The CM directed the Uttarakhand Power Corporation ltd (UPCl), Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand ltd (PTCUl) and the Jal Sansthan to shift the electricity and drinking water line within the stipulated time for proposed railway bridge in Rishikesh. The UPCl assured to complete their shifting work in next three months while Jal Sansthan will complete in one month. The forest department will vacate the scheduled place for the foundation work of the railway bridge in three days and the remaining land will be free in next one months. Currently forest department range office situated there.
In last meeting RVNl had proposed to release Rs five crore each to all concerned distirct but they released mere Rs five crore and equally distributed among the four districts i.e. Chamoli, Pauri, Tehri and Rudraprayag as part of administrative expenditure. IN this regard they have issed government order as well.
The CM directed to prepare the necessary rehabilitation and resettlement policy for land acquisition in four districts. For this CM has given deadline for them i.e. Chamoli by June 1, Pauri by June 10 while Tehri & Rudraprayag district by June 5. He also asked them to be practical while finalizing norms for compensation for affected buildings. To ensure coordinate between the departments for the rail line project Additional Commissioner of Garhwal, Harak Singh Rawat has been appointed as Chief Coordinating Officer. RVNl apprised that DGM, RVNl additional incharge is Tehri ADM but he could not spare time due to his overwork so CM has aappointed Harak S Rawat as chief coordinator of the project with immediate effect. Chamoli has been asked to declare compensation against the land acquisition by October while three districts Tehri, Pauri and Rudraprayag wil declare by Decmber this year.
RVNl chief project officer Himanshu Badoni has said that he has been getting full support from State Government departments but two issues which are pending before forest department has been delayed then forest department said that in one issue notification has been released while in second issue work is in progress. CM apprised that he would write a letter to PM and appeal him to declare Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line project as national project.
The meeting was attended by Additional chief secretary Omprakash, Principal secretary Dr Umakant Panwar, Secreary R Meenakshisundarm, Garhwal Commission Vinod Sharma and secretary Arvind singh hyanki etc.