In a bid to review the ongoing flood control projects in Uttarkashi district, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary and Secretary Irrigation jointly visited the spots on Wednesday.
During inspection, they visited Bandarkot and discussed the measures to be taken with the irrigation department, which is the executing agency. He asked them to execute such projects on priority basis. While visiting to spot, the Chief Secretary found the road which leads to Pokhudevta Temple, damaged due to landslide. So he instructed them to reconstruct the road immediately. “You build safety wall and remaining works will be done by the Border Road Organisation (BRO),” he asked the department officials.
After visiting Joshiyada barrage, the Chief Secretary instructed the executing agency to deploy more equipment to complete the work within the stipulated time. He assured them that fund crunch would not be an issue. “I would visit again on March 20 and hope you would press eight to ten machines here,” he added. later, he visited Tilot bridge, which is being made by PWD.
While visiting the safety wall, the Chief Secretary instructed them to remove debris from bailey bridge immediately and build safety wall on both sides. He also instructed them to increase the man power as well.
ACS Sharma said that Rs 500 crore grant for flood control work has been sanctioned and will be spent in the next three years. This apart, Rs 210 crore has been sanctioned for the construction of National Highway and Rs 10 crore has been granted for mobilisation. Kumar hopes that the BJP would expedite their work shortly.
He also said that for the reconstruction of disaster affected area’s, infrastructure funds have been allocated and few works have already in progress. Secretary irrigation will prepare report on flood safety works and whichever areas would be notified as critical will be take up by the state. later they visited Matli ITBP camp, Matli and convened a meeting with BRO, Irrigation, drinking water officials and given few instructions for the execution of works.
He also instructed PWD to provide additional resources including JCB & pockland. Two companies, which are working under Uttarakhand Jal vidyut Nigam limited (UJVNl), were instructed to deploy 10 machines each at the site so that you would be able to execute the project before monsoon. After that they visited to Guptkashi and later they would visit Kedarnath from Bhimbali on foot.
During inspection secretary irrigation Dr Ajay Kumar Pradyot, parliamentary secretary Vijaypal singh Sajwan, DM Sridhar Babu Adanki, executive engineer irrigation Jaipal Singh and representative of RR and Piyush company were present there.