Reviewing disaster related works in Tehri district, Chief Minister Harish Rawat that social audit will be conducted after expenditure of funds released for various works. Chairing the meet at Narendranagar, the CM stressed that patchwork on roads should be completed without fail by March 15. He stressed that he would soon tour all districts by road and initiate stringent action against the officials responsible in case the condition of a particular road is not found satisfactory.
Rawat said that the work on reconstruction projects whose foundation stones were laid on February 9 and 25 ought to be speeded up. This would be done under the Project Implementation Unit after taking approval from the local MlAs. Directions have also been given to invite tenders for roads under PMGSY, ADB and Public Works Department within seven days. There are 140 projects in the district for which Rs 30 crore have been provided so far with work being started on 59 projects. Rawat stressed on constant review along with work execution, adding that the 251 drinking water schemes damaged in the district should be repaired by March 31. He gave orders to the officials of the electricity department to provide extra transformers at the SDO level so that the faulty transformers could be replaced when needed. The CM also announced approval for Harkhi drain on Jaakh Dobra motor road, money for repair of Bharpoor canal in Pratapnagar, PG courses and science stream in Narendranagar Degree College, a stadium in Muni-ki-Reti, upgradation of the Dabarkhal High School to Intermediate level, plan for a sewer line and garbage disposal in Narendranagar, flood safetly works and works for protection from elephants at Dhalwala a bridle path from Narendranagar to Kunjapuri and a nullah from New Tehri to Bhagirathipuram.
The Chief Minister directed the secretary, Irrigation, to release Rs two crore each, for the irrigation department in the districts. He added that the government had implemented the Right to Public Services Act and responsibilities had been assigned to the officials. No shortcomings in this regard would be tolerated.
He advised that voluntary land consolidation be started in one village of every block for which an officer would be designated. On the occasion, the people of Daur village and Pratapnagar area met Chief Minister and communicated their problems to him. local MlA Subodh Uniyal extended his gratitude to the CM for visiting his constituency.