In order to provide basic facilities at tourist spot Sahastradhara, Dehradun DM Ravinath Raman held a meeting with the district officials at his camp office on Thursday.
Raman discussed issues related to tourists at Sahastradhara tourist spot with the district officers during which he directed SDM to convene a meeting with local stock holders, local police and members of district panchayat, kshetra panchayat and gram pranchayat to ensure that all the arrangements are made to facilitate the tourists visiting at Sahastradhara.
Raman directed the officers to ensure that they are making proper arrangements like sanitary disposal, toilet facilities, parking lots and others for tourists at Sahastradhara. Adequate police forces should be deputed to control crimes and maintain law and order at the tourist spot. User charges for tourists should be highlighted at prominent places, he added.
Raman directed upper mukhya adhikari, district panchayat, to prepare a proposal highlighting rates of user charges and taxes for visitors at Sahastradhara, along with gram pradhan, kshetra panchayat member and ward members.
The officers were directed to take measures for promoting self-employment of the local residents. In the last year, management committee had provided employment to 10 local families. He directed police officers to install CCTV cameras at various places and to follow things up regularly.
He strictly directed the officers to ensure that no one would overcharge the tourists after the management committee fixes its charges. Others present on the occasion were CDO Alok Kumar Pandey, SDM Swati Bhadoria and assistant transport officer Vikas Pandey.