All the villages of the disaster-affected areas in Rudraprayag district would be linked with roads by 2018, said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday while addressing a gathering at Rudraprayag, adding that around new 1000 roads will be built in the current financial year.
Rural economy would be strengthened through the process as the deluge-ravaged areas would be linked to the highways , he stressed.
“The State Government would be by the side of those left orphans and widows by the disaster and all possible steps would be taken for making them self- reliant,” CM said.
He said that a commission comprising three members would be formed to study several aspects like social, economic and psychological status of the disaster -affected people of the valley.
The commission would prepare a report of work- plan for them of the next 10 years, he said, adding that an organisation named Mandakani would be given financial and technical assistances from the State Government to enable it to help the wretched people left destitute by the 2013 disaster.
CM said that sectors like agriculture, handicraft making and animal husbandry would be encouraged for the welfare of the villagers in the disaster -affected areas.
On the occasion he made several announcements like declaration of Guptkashi as nagar panchayat and pensions for disaster -affected women of the region.