The chief secretary Rakesh Sharma has said that Gairsain, where the new Vidhan Sabha is being built and where the upcoming Session of the Assembly would be held in September, would be free wi-fi zone. He announced this at Gairsain on Friday after inspecting the site where construction is going on now in full swing.
CS instructed those engaged in the construction to complete works of 24 rooms meant for the MlAs and three for the Chief Minister, Speaker and chief secretary as well. To ensure electricity supply, he has instructed the executive engineer to make arrangements of street light between Bharadisain to Devalikhal and install lED light in the rooms. He asked them to procure a generator set as an alternative in case of emergency.
PWD has been instructed to complete the construction work of road, drainage system and safety wall (pushta) at landslide-prone areas. To make sure that drinking water is available within the premises, chief secretary has instructed Jal Nigam and Jal Sansthan to coordinate with animal husbandry department and store water in water tanks. He also asked the executive agency to install paintings or posters depicting Uttarakhand’s multi-faceted culture.
During the briefing, the executive agency officials said that they have been facing crunch of sand, chips and soil. “This is why, the chief secretary has instructed the district administration to allow us to do mining of construction materials from Narayanbagad areas. He also asked the district magistrate to make funds available for drinking water, electrification and other basic amenities from Gairsain Development Authority (GDC),” one of them said.
CS asked them to make arrangements of accommodation for the staffs of MlAs at Inter- college at Bharadisain. He also asked BSNl officials to make fool- proof arrangements of communication in Gairsain and Bharadisain. He also inspected the site of Polytechnique College where the temporary Vidhan Sabha is being constructed for the Monsoon session of Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. After thorough inspection, he instructed the executive agency to arrange basic amenities for the departments’ officers by September 20.
During inspection, PWD secretary Amit Negi, secretary technical education RK Sudhanshu, secretary Vidhan Sabha Jagdish Chandra, Garhwal Commission CS Napalchayal and Chamoli DM Ashok kumar were present.