Chief Minister Harish Rawat laid the foundation of various development works amounting to Rs175.99 crore and inaugurated development works costing Rs211.78 lakh at the conclusion of the Uttarayani Mela at Bageshwar on Sunday. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that in order to achieve the desired level of development in Uttarakhand, the people need to exhibit the unity and sacrifice shown by those who struggled for the freedom of India. “We need to rise above our petty aims to work for the welfare of the State. We will have to work seriously to conserve the natural wealth possessed by the State and ensure that it is not exploited indiscriminately or improperly,” he said.
Referring to the various public welfare schemes being operated by the State, the CM spoke about the achievements of the government so far. The State can achieve the desired level of development wherein there is better management of farming, education, water and handicrafts. He exhorted the gathering to unite and work to facilitate development in the State by seeing to it that development reaches the rural areas too.
The CM also approved development of Nileshwar Mahadev as a tourist destination, construction of car parking at Bageshwar, naming various government and other schools after freedom fighters, naming the Pauri bend-Palnichina-Kafligair motor road after Balam Singh Janauti, developing the Bageshwar Dak Bungalow into a circuit house, beautification around Bagnath temple and construction of a museum nearby, Sarayu and Gomti river front development along with flood control and barrage construction, borewell for Bageshwar, 200 beds for the Bageshwar base hospital, naming Kapkot school after Chandra Singh Shahi, construction of a playground at Shama, naming Bageshwar-Girechina motor road after journalist Jagmohan Pande, an allopathic hospital at Doba, a veterinary hospital at Bhandarisera in Kanda and other developmental works in the region.
The Kapkot MlA lalit Farswan, Bageshwar MlA Chandan Ram Das and district Panchayat head Harish Aithani were also among those who addressed the gathering on the occasion. The local public representatives informed the chief minister about problems being faced in the area and sought necessary measures to resolve these.