Various programmes were held in Nainital on the occasion of the State's foundation day on Monday. The local MlA Sarita Arya, district magistrate Deepak Rawat and others paid tribute to those who died in the Statehood movement at the memorial on Zoo Road. The MlA later inaugurated a development exhibition and cultural programme organise to commemorate the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Arya said that many people had made sacrifices in order to make the creation of Uttarakhand State possible. She averred that the State had achieved considerable development in the 15 years since its formation. The State Government is making consistent efforts to ensure that the benefit of developmental works and government schemes reaches the last remaining eligible beneficiary.
Presiding over the programme, the municipality chairman Shyam lal exhorted the public to join hands in efforts aimed at achieving the desired level of development in Uttarakhand. Speaking on the occasion, the Nainital district magistrate Deepak Rawat said that small development schemes will have to be made in order to further boost the developmental efforts in the State. He called upon the gathering to work with optimism keeping in mind the special conditions in the State. He said that necessary measures will have to be taken to ensure that the benefit of developmental works and various schemes being implemented by the government is able to reach even the last remaining person at the village level. On the occasion, the district magistrate also inaugurated the reconstructed hall at the district magistrate's office here.