The Union Minister of Surface Transport, Highways, Water Resource, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari, met the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat, and senior State Government officials during his visit here on Monday. The Union Minister held separate meetings and reviewed the progress of Char Dham all weather road project and Namami Gange with the officials. In the Char Dham project, the State Government officials raised the issue of compensation to the farmers whose lands were acquired by the Government.
The subject of environment hindrances and objections raised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was also came up for the discussions. The state government officials informed the minister that work tenders for the all weather road would soon be floated.
The Minister was informed that said that work on land acquisition and forest clearance is going on at a rapid pace and compensation of almost Rs 175 Crore has been paid to the land owners.
Gadkari also reviewed the progress of Namami Gange project and gave necessary instructions so that the work gets completed within the stipulated frame of time. The Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Union minister of state for textile Ajay Tamta, Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ and Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh were present in the meeting.