The Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat asked the officials concerned to ensure that there is no delay in payment of compensation to the disaster-affected people in the State. He gave the instruction while reviewing progress of developmental works in the Assembly constituencies of Pauri district and also the same of Tharali constituency in Chamoli district and Rudraprayag constituency at the State secretariat on Tuesday.
While reviewing works of Tharali, CM said special attention should be paid on rain water harvesting and water conservation during construction of sheds. He was told that a bus service from Dehradun to Deval has started and a proposal is being prepared for beautification of the famed laatu temple. The CM was told that the land for the Government college Ghat has been earmarked.
While reviewing work of Rudraprayag Assembly constituency, the CM asked the officials to promote herb production in Jakholi -Bangar areas. The meeting was informed that construction of the building of Government Primary School (GPS) Taithi has been completed and at the same time, 30 percent work on GPS Jakhnoli has been completed. The officials said that the approval has been given for Sumadi Drinking Water Scheme.
While taking a review of the works of Kotdwar Assembly constituency, the CM suggested that in view of future requirements and convenience of Yatris, the buses of roadways and GMOU should be operated from one place only.
On a stern note, the CM said that compensation to disaster affected should be distributed immediately and no negligence in this regard would be tolerated. He was told that a sum of `45 lakh has been released to develop Kanvashram as a tourist destination.
Rawat was told that out of the total 26 announcements he made for lansdowne Assembly constituency, 20 are complete. He ordered a special campaign for the disposal of garbage in lansdowne. Rawat told the officials that they should ensure that all the hotel operators are adhering to the waste disposal, sanitation and hygiene norms. The officials said that the land has been earmarked for the construction of the mini stadium at Kumaldi in Rikhnikhal.
As far as Chaubattakhal Assembly constituency is concerned four out of six announcements made by CM are complete. CM Rawat said that all pipelines of the proposed Bhairavgarhi Drinking Water Scheme should be laid underground. He instructed that Digital Smart Classes and K-YAN Device should be used to overcome the crunch of teachers in the schools. The meeting was informed that the DPR for construction of the lake on the river Nayar near Satpuli is being prepared.
In case of Srinagar Assembly constituency, 13 out of 19 announcements made by the CM are complete. The CM was informed that the land for the construction of the stadium in Khirsu has been selected while the work on drinking water scheme for Bhugani is in progress. He was further told that approval has been received for opening a co-operative bank at Khirsu.
While reviewing Yamkeshwar Assembly constituency, the CM said that necessary funds should be allocated for efficient management and organising of Kanwad fair. The meeting was informed that the work of changing the lT cables in villages of Yamkeshwar has been completed. The famous Thalnadi Gaind Mela has been declared a state fair and one additional 108 ambulance in Yamkeshwar will be made operational from August end. The CM was told that 11 out of 22 announcements he made for Pauri are complete.
He was assured that the construction of the Pauri bus stand would get completed by March 2019 and digital X-Ray machine would get installed at the District Hospital Pauri in a week.
Review meeting of Pauri district appeared like Cabinet meet
The review meeting of Pauri district appeared more like a cabinet meet as all the members of the State cabinet barring the Education Minister Arvind Pandey were present. The meeting chaired by the CM was attended by the Finance Minister Prakash Pant in his capacity as district in charge of Rudraprayag, Madan Kaushik as the Government spokesperson and Subodh Uniyal as the district in-charge of Pauri. Similarly, heavyweight Cabinet Ministers Satpal Maharaj and Harak Singh Rawat were present as they represent Chaubattakhal and Kotdwar Assembly seats respectively. The Minister of State for Higher Education, Dhan Singh Rawat attended the meeting in his capacity as MlA of Srinagar Assembly.