A separate plan will be drafted for residential settlements of Valmiki community members, in addition to which all the Valmiki settlements should be regularised.
Chief Minister Harish Rawat issued these directions while also laying emphasis on the need to have the urbanisation process systematic in Uttarakhand.
Rawat issued a series of instructions directing officials to execute measures aimed at benefitting particular sections of society including those residing in slum settlements.
Presiding over a meeting to review the work of the revenue, urban development and disaster management departments, CM said that a Valmiki housing development scheme should also be drafted with the consent of the Valmiki residents.
He said that residents of Valmiki settlements also have the right to lead a good, healthy and happy life with access to desired facilities. He directed officials to draft a letter to the Government of India regarding transfer of civil area under the purview of Ranikhet municipal council to the State Government.
He also said that a cremation site should also be set up along the Asan river, keeping in mind the local requirements to work on a local model. Rawat further directed officials to facilitate construction of a taxi stand and a public park at Bhikiyasain and to allocate Rs50 lakh for construction of Rain Basera shelter in the Kapkot Nagar Panchayat area.
Additionally, a sum of Rs10 lakh should be allocated for street lighting in area under the purview of the Purola Nagar Panchayat.
Rawat directed officials concerned to facilitate work on various aspects including facilitation of cremation ground in Khatima-Nanakmatta, construction of drains in Kanjabag for water drainage and construction of Sulabh Shauchalaya in the Khatima municipal council area.
The consent of the villagers be sought for upgrading Deval into a Nagar Panchayat and a parking space should be constructed in Bageshwar in addition to which the execution of works should be speeded up for empowering the Nagar Panchayat and Gram Panchayat, stressed CM.
Reviewing the working of the disaster management department, CM sought information regarding the disaster relief amount allocation from officials concerned.
The State’s urban development secretary DS Garbyal, disaster management additional secretary C Ravishankar and officials of other departments concerned were also among those present in the review meeting.