The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat averred that the Ganga river in Uttarakhand will be completely pollution free by the year 2020. Speaking at a function on Sunday, he said that the State Government is sensitive to the issue of people to be displaced by the proposed Pancheshwar dam project.
He further claimed that the government had directed the private medical colleges to withdraw the fee increase, adding that no college will be allowed to act in an arbitrary manner. He said that the University Act will be improved in the coming time if the need arises. On the issue of directive to introduce NCERT books in schools, he said that the NCERT's books are available in sufficient quantity and academic session will not be affected due to shortage of books. He assured that all the students will receive books on time. He said that DBT would also be implemented for the purpose.
Rawat went on to state that the state government is working on a zero-tolerance policy against corruption. The government has taken strict action against corrupt officials in the National Highway 74 land scam, scandal of bogus certificates of teachers and food scam. He said that investigations are still on and action would be taken against officials guilty of corruption.