With the Governor Baby Rani Maurya giving her assent to the declaration of Bharadisain (Gairsain) in Chamoli district as the summer capital of Uttarakhand, a notification to this effect was issued on Monday. Expressing happiness at this development, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that Bharadisain will be developed as an ideal mountainous capital. In the coming times, Bharadisain will establish its identity as one of the most beautiful capitals, he said.
The Chief Minister said, “We had announced on March 4 earlier this year that Bharadisain would be made the summer capital of Uttarakhand. That was honouring the sentiments of 1.25 crore Uttarakhandis. Now that the notification has been issued, Bharadisain (Gairsain) is officially the summer capital of the state.”
The CM further said that making Gairsain the summer capital of the state was prominently mentioned in the 2017 vision document of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Work plan is being prepared for facilitating basic infrastructure in the area with inputs from planners and experts. Necessary infrastructure in accordance with the capital status of Bharadisain (Gairsain) is also being developed.
To avoid taking a large quantity of files, work is also being undertake to develop it as an e-Vidhan Sabha. This will encourage paperless culture. Further, for proper supply of drinking water, Chairda lake is being built on the Ramganga river.After the formation of this lake, gravity based water supply will be enabled in Bharadisain, Gairsain and nearby areas.
Rawat further said, “We are also working on Gairsain’s connectivity. Roads connecting Bharadisain, Gairsain will be widened as per the requirement. In addition to this, work is underway at a brisk pace on the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail project. After the completion of this project, the rail will reach quite close to Gairsain,” said the chief minister.