Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat inagurated the new office of Agastyamuni Nagar Panchayat, multipurpose stage and taxi parking at Agastyamuni on Tuesday.
He also laid the foundation stone of a bathing ghat which would be constructed at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, he said that the state Government is committed for the development of the area. He said that the budget for the pending work on the Vijaynagar suspension bridge would be soon released. This bridge had got damaged in the disaster. The CM assured that the state Government is sensitive towards development of Rudraprayag district and disaster affected Kedar valley.
He said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a historical initiative to give a grand look to Kedarnath which will go a long way in development of the area. The CM added that the reconstruction works would provide great opportunity for generation of employment.
He informed that the Gaurikund is a heritage and a grand look would be provided to it. Kedarnath MlA Manoj Rawat, Rudraprayag MlA Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Nagar Panchayat President Ashok Khatri, District BJP President Vijay Kaparwan, district Magistrate Mangesh Ghildiyal, Superintedent of Police (SP) Prahlad Meena and large number of people were present on the occasion.