In pursuance of stock taking and issuance of necessary instructions to various departments, State Governor Krishan Kant Paul has directed the Principal Secretary, Health, to prepare an action plan for resolving the shortage of doctors and paramedical staff in various parts of the State.
The Governor also met more than 30 people representing various organisations at the Secretariat on Friday. The review will continue on Saturday with the governor slated to hold video conferencing focused on the law situation and developmental works in the State.
Paul stressed that it is the responsibility of the Government establishment to ensure facilitation of minimum essential health facilities to every citizen of the State. All necessary steps should be taken in order to achieve this, he stressed.
The Governor also directed the secretary, potable water, to give special attention to the facilitation of potable water supply in the coming summer season. The department officials should identify the areas suffering from shortage of drinking water and prepare the work plan for resolving this problem.
During his official time in the Secretariat, the governor also met more than thirty members of the public representing various organisations eliciting focus on varied issues.
A delegation representing the Citizen Action Group met the governor and complained about suggestions pertaining to the Dehradun Smart City project not being heard by the authorities concerned.
The Governor assured the delegation and said that the group could submit their suggestions related to the smart city project once again. All suitable recommendations and ideas are welcomed, he stressed.
Having reviewed the situation in various segmentson Friday, the governor is slated to hold video conferencing with all district magistrates, senior superintendents of police and superintendents of police on Saturday morning at the secretariat.
The video-conference will be focused on the law and order system and various developmental works across the State. The chief secretary of Uttarakhand, Shatrughna Singh and all other senior officials will also be present in the video-conference on Saturday.