Emphasising on the need to expedite disaster management related work, the Nainital district administration has claimed to have released Rs 1.23 crore to rebuild the basic infrastructure in the district.
Out of the released amount of Rs 1.23 crore, an amount of Rs 2.27 lakh has been given to the rural engineering department to repair the Ghigrani- Heriya Road in Bhimtal, while an amount of Rs 4.31 lakh has been allotted to the PWD, Bhawali for repairing the Ranibag- Bhimtal Road, said Arvind Singh Hyanki, District Magistrate, Nainital. Similarly, in a bid to repair electricity related works in Bhawali, Bhimtal and Nainital , an amount of Rs 37.76 has been given to the power departments concerned, added the District Magistrate.
Meanwhile, to repair a drain in Nainital's Ayarpata area an amount of Rs 4.05 lakh has been released to the PWD, Nainital, while Rs 6.83 lakh has been given to the department concerned for repairing of the Padampuri-Herakhan-Kathgodam Road, added the official concerned of the Nainital district administration. Besides, an amount of Rs 5 lakh has also been given to the PWD, Nainital for clearance of debris from different roads of its area.
At the same time, the national highway department, Almora, and jal sasthan, Nainital have also been given Rs 12.04 lakh and Rs 17.85 lakh for carrying out different repair works in their respective areas. The Nainital district administration has also released Rs 53.91 lakh to irrigation department to do repair and flood protection works in the district.