The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has received only Rs 74 crore so far whereas about Rs 300 crore is needed to repair roads in Uttarakhand before the start of the Yatra season.
Stating this after a meeting with BRO officials, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said that he would write a letter to the Prime Minister on this issue. He said that the State is ready to provide money to the BRO for road construction in some select places. In response to the complaint by BRO officials about problems faced in procuring gravel and other materials for road construction, they were directed to provide a list of their requirements.
After chairing another meeting to review the functioning of the Higher Education and Technical Education departments, the CM said that during the initial two years of the present State government in office, four engineering colleges, 25 polytechnics, 20 ITIs and 10 degree colleges have been opened in the State. Financial approval has been granted for the establishment of all these institutes. Bahuguna said that during the five year term of the previous State Government, two engineering colleges, 12 polytechnics, 15 ITIs and five degree colleges were started. He informed that appointment procedure will be started soon to fill 800 posts in Higher Education department and 1,500 posts in Technical Education department.
The CM said that the State was laying stress on improving the quality of higher education and provision of vocational education. Fifteen degree colleges are being marked in the State and computers, communication and other facilities will be specially provided in these institutions. Instructions have been issued to provide coaching to talented girl students for competitive exams and for providing bus service for girls in selected government degree colleges. Considering the high number of students in DAV College, orders have been issued for establishment of a college with capacity for up to 5,000 students in Raipur.