Continuing his visits to different corners of the State, chief minister Harish Rawat on Monday inaugurated the Alaknanda cultural rural agriculture development fair at Dasholi in Chamoli district on Monday. The chief minister further inaugurated or unveiled the foundation stone for various developmental works amounting in total cost to about Rs 20 crore.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the chief minister stressed that the people can progress further if the State succeeds in giving a new facet to the traditional fairs not only for the conservation of the State’s cultural heritage but also to aid in income generation.
The Chief Minister inaugurated the newly constructed government polytechnic building in Kulsari constructed at a cost of Rs 336 lakh in Tharali block, suspension bridge constructed across the Pindar river at a cost of about Rs 147 lakh, span-electricity powered trolley at a cost of Rs 32.64 lakh and the higher secondary school at Maithana building constructed at a cost of Rs 45.83 lakh among other works.
The CM averred that work done by the State Government during the past five years was now visible on the ground.
Rising up from the June 2013 disaster, the state has now achieved a position among the nation’s six fastest growing states, claimed Rawat.
He said, “Our aim is to remove poverty from the state of Uttarakhand and create opportunities which bring back those people who had migrated away from their villages in the mountainous region.
The official procedure is already underway to facilitate the appointments to fill about 30,000 vacant posts of which 14,000 have been filled so far,” averred the CM.
He also informed the gathering about the various welfare schemes being undertaken by the government for intended beneficiaries in various spheres on the occasion.