Replying to a question of Congress MlA Mayukh Mahar about how many motor roads were sanctioned in Pithoragarh in 2002-2013, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Indira Hridayesh said that 336 motor roads were sanctioned and 115 were completed and remaining roads work are in progress.
Mahar alleged that few roads were made by the PWD twice and still road condition is pathetic. Several times departmental enquiry assurances were given, but yet to see any progress. Taking cognizance on it, Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal said “I myself have convened several meeting with PWD officials but nothing happened so far.” later, Speaker instructed the treasury bench to conduct vigilance enquiry on it.
Replying to MlA Navprabhat question, PAM Indira Hridayesh said that State silica reserve is best in the country and government is following first come first serve principal while allocating the contract for mining of it. This year state government has received six applications and one was given permission to do mining on February 3, 2014. later MlA suggested to the government to adopt transparent policy in bidding and increase revenue resource of the State.
In another question of MlA Pushkar Singh Dhami, PAM Hridayesh said that “we have to borrow loan from ADB to build road infrastructure and we have to follow their norms; so the State can't do anything to ease the procedure.”