Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj heard out over 200 complaints from the people of Chaubattakhal tehsil and its adjoining areas during a janata darbar and janata milan programme on Tuesday and solved at least 150 of them on the spot.
The problems related to education, health, drinking water and electricity. Earlier, he planted a sapling in the Rishi Ballabh Sundriyal Degree College premises where the public congregation was held. Maharaj instructed the officers to redress the problems the villagers are facing promptly.
He also reviewed things regarding the district plan involving several departments. He laid thrust on transparency and quality of works in the execution of the district plan.
Addressing the gathering, Maharaj stressed on the officers preceding such programmes with plantation. He said the development of villages is a must for the general development of the state and the nation. “There is wide potential remaining untapped in the mountainous areas of the State. Besides, the traditional mode of agriculture must be revived in the hills. The crops grown in the mountainous areas are in high demand in the country and abroad,” he said.
The minister also administrated oath of Himalaya Divas to the officers and others present there. Besides, the agricultural implements were distributed among the farmers on the occasion and disabled certificates were presented to five physically handicapped people. In the health camp, medical tests of 400 person were conducted by the doctors. Different departments put up stalls to give the information of different schemes being executed at the behest of the Centre and the State Government.
Among those present on the occasion were the district magistrate Sushil Kumar, project director SS Sharma, DDO Ved Prakash, DFO Ramesh Chandra and CMO R S Rana.