Taking cognizance on the media reports about people facing inconvenience during to flyover construction nearby ISBT, Chief Minister Harish Rawat made an unannounced visit on Saturday.
During his visit, the CM instructed the secretary PWD to expedite the construction work. He also instructed them to build a service lane. It should be a bituminous road, the CM said. He also instructed the officials to sprinkle water to control dust till the time the work is completed.
He also asked the offcials to employ workers to level the potholes. He reiterated that there should be no compromise with quality in flyover construction. You also make sure cleanliness of drainage system on both side of the road and cover the nullah as well.
MDDA secretary was instructed to complete the construction of roads of turner road by April 30. Dehradun DM was instructed to ensure removal of electric poles that are creating traffic hazards during the ongoing road-widening project. He also instructed all the departments concerned to complete their parts by the deadline so that road should not be dug out from time to time.
later, CM also visited to the ISBT and instructed the officials concerned to ensure sanitation inside and outside ISBT. During his visit, he found that the people are facing hardships due to water logging- a serious problem that aggravated after rains. The CM asked officials to level the surface so that people should not feel jerk while travelling and also to strengthen the drainage system.
Inside ISBT, sanitation, toilets and drinking water facility should be provided by Remki — the company which built it on PPP mode. The CM expressed displeasure that neither Remki nor MDDA had implemented his instructions he gave on his last visit. You also make sure that traffic should not get clogged at the entrance or exit point of ISBT, he said.
During inspection, the Chief Minister was accompanied by Cabinet Minister Dinesh Aggrawal, Chief Secretary N Ravishankar, Additional Chief Secretary Rakesh Sharma, Principal Secretary Omprakash, Secretary PWD Amit Negi, Dehradun DM Ravinath Raman and officials of PWD & MDDA.
This aside, Additional chief Secretaries Rakesh Sharma and S Raju, Principal Secretary Forest Ranveer Singh, Secretary PWD Amit Negi, Additional Secretary PWD Arvind Singh Hayanki and forest conservator land Survey Manoj Chandran were present.