Chief Minister Harish Rawat here on Thursday flagged off the ‘Himalayan Conservation Campaign’ rally. With a view to raise awareness among the people about Himalayan conservation, Prantiya Udyog Byapar Pratinidhi Mandal Uttarakhand (PUBPMU) is launching the ‘Himalayan Conservation Campaign’ rally across the hill State for five days from Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said that his Government is committed to promoting trade and industry sector in the State. And to give necessary boost to the industry and trade in the State, we have to strengthen the basic infrastructure, he maintained. Under this process, to smoothen the road networks, electricity and some other factors are our top priority, he added.
Congratulating the traders for launching the awareness campaign, Rawat said that such rally will definitely help raise awareness among the people about water conservation and making the rivers and glaciers pollution free in the Himalayan region across the State. He further said such rallies will also help boost tourism activities. The members of Prantiya Udyog Byapar Pratinidhi Mandal Uttarakhand (PUBPMU) said that the rally is aimed at creating awareness among the people in different parts of the state about Himalayan conservation.
After covering different parts of Almora, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar and Chamoli, the rally would end at Gairsain on April 6, they further said. Among others Cabinet Ministers, Indira Haridayesh and Harish Chandra Durgapal were present on the occasion.