Departmental officials should be deputed separately to expedite work on the reconstruction, flood protection and Ghat construction works in Kedarnath for which the Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stones. Uttarakhand chief secretary S Ramaswamy said this while addressing officials in a meeting held at the secretariat here on Monday.
As part of the reconstruction works at Kedarnath, flood protection works and construction of a ghat along the Saraswati river are to be executed. Additionally, the construction of homes for Teerth Purohits, widening of the main route to the shrine, its beautification, flood protection and ghat construction works along the Mandakini river and the work on Adi Shankaracharya Kutir and museum are also to be undertaken. The Prime Minister had unveiled the foundation stones for these works during his Kedarnath visit on October 20.
The chief secretary directed officials of departments concerned that officials should be deputed separately in order to expedite the execution of these works. The works should be consistently monitored and reviewed. Officials informed that the Ghats will be construction by the irrigation department while the tourism department will construction the approach road.
The departments concerned will facilitate the provision of electricity supply, water supply, road and other basic facilities.
All the works will be constructed in a manner which enables a clear view of the shrine from a distance. Seats and drinking water will be provided on both sides of the road where music will also be played according to the time of the day. During constructions in the temple premises, care will be taken to ensure that the original form of the temple is maintained.
Principal secretaries Radha Raturi, Anand Wardhan, Manisha Panwar, secretaries R Meenakshi Sundaram, D Senthil Pandiyan, Arvind Singh Hyanki, Dilip Jawalkar and other other officials concerned were also present in
the meeting.