As part of efforts for revival of the Rispana river here, the Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh has directed that a micro-plan be presented so that responsibilities can be allocated to various departments and organisations. Singh said this while chairing a meet on the river’s revival on Friday.
Colonel Hariraj Singh Rana made a presentation on the action plan for the revival of Rispana in Dehradun. The Chief Secretary said that the roles and responsibilities of National Institute of Hydrology (Roorkee), Forest Research Institute, Wildlife Institute of India, irrigation department, Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA), Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD), Eco Task Force, education department and social organisations are to be determined.
He directed that a joint team of the MDDA, MCD and district administration will stop encroachments. The district administration will play the nodal role for this task. Officials were informed that as part of the action plan, the flow of the river has to be increased, solid waste and effluent has to be stopped from ending in the river and the dirty water of the river has to be treated.
Tree plantation along the river and construction of check dam has also been planned. Principal secretary of irrigation, Anand Wardhan, MDDA vice chairman Ashish Srivastav and others were also present in the meeting.