The Chief Minister Harish Rawat has written a letter to the Prime Minister and appealed to pay special attention to roads, rails, aerial services and other basic infrastructure in Himalayan areas. CM further said that there is excessive migration of people due to lack of infrastructural facilities in hills.
For this he has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to treat the proposed road, rail and air services as well as approved projects as National Project. This was disclosed by the Chief Minister media in-charge Surendra Kumar. With this CM has written four letter consecutively.
The CM has suggested formation of a special committee to increase the pace of implementation of the proposed projects.
Uttarakhand which is attached to China- Tibet and Nepal border is deprived not only of infrastructure but also employment opportunities. Migration of people from these boarder areas is also a major security threat.
Several important projects have been proposed for the state which has national as well as international importance. Where on one side these projects involve a lot of money, they also get on hold due to delayed sanctions.
Work at very slow pace is on at the approved road projects of Pittoragarh-Tawaghaat, Tawaghaat-Ghatiyabagad, Tanakpur-Jauljeevi, Munsyari-Jauljeevi, Munsyari-Bagdyaar-Milam, Namaling-Malari, Gunji-Kutti Jalingkong, Nelong-Naga, Namaling-Malari, Gunji-Kutti-Jalingkong, Nelong-Naga, Naga-Sonam, Josimath-Malari, Malari-Girithabola–Sumna, Musapani-Gastoli, Sumna- Rimkhim, Gastoli-Rattakona, Kurkutti-Timarsaind-Ghamasau, Maana-Moosapani, Bhairoghaati- Nailong, Sumna-lapthaal, Ratta-Mana Paas, Gaildung-Neetipaas, Neelapani-Mulingala, Girthidobla- Untadhura, Sonam-PDA, Malla-Tiryuginarayan, Sumla-Thagla and Mendi-Tyangchokla.
Similarly rail projects Rishikesh- Karnaprayag, Tanakpuur- Bageshwar, Ramngar Chaukhutiya have been proposed which have been proposed to been extended till the summer capital of the state Gairsen.
Besides this rail projects such as Tanakpur- Jaljeevi, Rishikesh- Doiwala direct link and Haldwani0 Chorgaliya, Haldwani Reetha Saheb, Peeran Kaliyar- Roorkee/ Hardwar, Dehradun- Purola Dehradun- Kalsi and Muzaffarnagar- Roorkee projects have been accepted/proposed.
In his letter CM has emphasised on the need of extension of Pant Nagar and Dehradun airport and setting up of air bus under air transport. The State Government has to set up 52 helidrums out of which work is under process in 19 of them.
Several rehabilitation programs are being carried out by different ministries of the central Government. Due to fund shortage and delay in implementation, people are unable to get the desired benefits. Keeping the geographical limitations in mind the State requires several modern equipment.