In a bid to organise Ardha (half) kumbh Mela-2016, Chief Minister Harish Rawat convened a meeting with officials at Haridwar on Wednesday in which he categorically instructed them to give stress on the construction of permanent structure and maintain transparency while executing the project.
“For this you develop Haridwar and Roorkee bus stands and build modern toilets. To avoid water logging you prepare detail project report (DPR) for drainage system,” he told them. He also told the officials to build permanent structures and include only such projects and areas which are related to Kumbha Mela region, avoid including regular work in Kumbha Mela project.
During meeting CM Rawat categorically instructed them to make a plan to check water logging. For this either they make new plans or deepen the existing nullah (drainage)and can seek NGOs' help.
He also instructed them to make a DPR about how to save Mansha Devi temple. They may take help of industrial units under corporate social responsibility (CSR). As part of beautification of city, CM asked UREDA to install solar panel on the bank of Ganga canal and rectify the closed hand pumps and include mobile health service while preparing plan for Kumbha Mela-2016. They were also asked to build a bridge to connect Kankhal-Bairagi camp. To expedite the execution of work, CM asked Mela officer/District Magistrate, Haridwar to have separate meeting with the executing departments' official.
Mela officer disclosed that 376 projects worth of `897.68 crore are proposed. In which 75 per cent works will be constructed on permanent basis.
Other dignitaries including MlA Furkan Ahmed, Sarbat karim Ansari, Aadesh Chouhan, Madan Kaushik, Haridass, Mayor Manoj Garg, Garhwal Commissioner CS Napalchayal, Haridwar DM D Senthil Panian, DM Dehradun Dr BVRC Purushottam, and others officials were present there.