Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that Khirsu endowed with natural beauty has the potential to turn a tourist place. “However, people’s cooperation is a must to turn the dream into reality,” he said, adding that Pauri/ Khirsu/Srinagar/lansdowne tourist circuit should be worked out in the right manner so as to facilitate more tourist footfalls.
He said this while addressing a mammoth gathering after inaugurating the first Khirsu Mahotasv at Khirsu, 18 km from the district headquarters Pauri on Wednesday. Chief Minister assured that Rs5 lakh from his side and Rs5 lakh from MlA Srinagar Ganesh Godiyal would be sent for the construction of a platform in the playground based at Khirsu.
By way of development largesse, he said an ITI institution would be set up at Khirsu. Besides, a nursing college would also come up here, he assured. The Chief Minister said that our cultural heritage is in danger. “However, it is thriving in the border area,” he said. “Keeping alive our cultural heritage would go a long way to stop migration from Pauri, Almora, Tehri and other places. “With this end in view, two cultural fairs will be organised in Rishikesh and Jagashwer under Almora district,” CM said.
Aside from the celebrated Char Dhams, other places of the State will be developed culturally. “The artistes would be promoted and assisted to put their best,” he said. While stressing education as a tool of development, he spoke volume of farming as the fulcrum of the State’s economy. “There is also a growing need for technical knowledge to keep pace with the progressing world,” CM said.
He said his Government has fulfilled his pledge of filling up the vacant posts of teachers in the primary schools across the State. Things would look up for the same in high school and inter-colleges in September/October at the local levels. lauding the women power, CM said 70 women voluntary institutions (Swayam Seve Sanstha) are now doing transaction to the tune of Rs2 crore in the State. He stressed that two thousand trained master craft women will train women in different professional courses. “In Uttarakhand, eight ITIs are being opened out of which three would cater to women. Besides, 1,000 women constables will be appointed. We would ensure that one women sub- Inspector is deputed at each of the police stations across the State,” CM said.