Chief Minister Harish Rawat has averred that efforts are being undertaken towards making Dehradun a better city. A revenue sharing model will be implemented with the assistance of the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) to share the income generated from the river front project with the municipal corporation of Dehradun, he added.
The Chief Minister said this while inaugurating and unveiling the foundation stone for various works to be undertaken under the Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Programme here on Monday.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the MDDA had for the first time spent a very large sum on the task of drain improvement. Rawat stressed on the need for building small water conservation centres on vacant lands in Dehradun for tackling the problem of water shortage. The Chief Minister further averred that as part of its public housing scheme, the State Government is going to undertake the construction of 35,000 houses.
Emphasising on the role of the public, the Rawat said that active participation of every citizen is essential for achieving planned urbanisation. In his address, the CM also announced potable water and sewerage related schemes for Roorkee, Dehradun and Nainital towns. On the occasion, Rawat inaugurated Dehradun potable water network and sewerage network and treatment plant under the UUSDIP and potable water related works in Haridwar all at a total cost of about Rs23.28 crore.
He also unveiled the foundation stone for various projects including 33 MlD capacity sewage treatment plant and laying of sewer network in Roorkee town and work related to tiling on the Dehradun Rajpur Road pipe line corridor to be facilitated at a total cost of Rs227.01 crore.
Cabinet ministers Dinesh Aggarwal, Pritam Singh Panwar, mayor Vinod Chamoli, MlA and parliamentary secretary Rajkumar , Dehradun district magistrate Ravinath Raman and a number of local residents and school children were also among those present on the occasion.