Unfolding the roadmap to better things, newly appointed Chief Secretary Rakesh Sharma said during the first secretary committee meeting on Saturday evening since he assumed charge that there was a need to de-congest the traffic-clogged roads in Dehradun with stress on those that lead to Jolly Grant airport. To decongest traffic, he has asked them to expand Jollygrant-Thano bypass-Raipur-Sahastradhara road and also upgrade Mohkamput-Rispana-Jollygrant-Sahastradhara road.
Secretary PWD Amit Negi has been tasked to take the first initiatives. later, vice chairman R Meenakshisundaram would be drafted in, he said.
CS also asked the officials to complete the construction of all three flyovers by January 2016 - deadline for Balliwala flyover is October 31 while for Ballupur, it is December 31and for ISBT flyover, it is January 2016.
He also disclosed the detailed plan for these flyovers’ executions. DM, SSP, Head of departments (HoD) concerned have been asked to make field visits at regular intervals. CS made things clear during the meeting that the officials would be held accountable for these executions.
CS also discussed the proposed plan of smart city, asking them to talk to the persons who will be affected by this so that once execution begins no hurdle comes up.
Notably, several projects got delayed because department did not foresee the hurdles in matters like acquisition or disbursal of compensation among the beneficiaries or the affected families.
He also constituted a task force led by chief secretary himself which will be accountable for the sanitation of Dehradun.
The task force will assist municipal corporation Dehradun to maintain city’s basic amenities like cleanliness and drainage system. He also talked about the scheme christened Indiramma that was made public during the recently concluded cabinet meeting at Churiyala village of Haridwar district under which people would get food @ Rs 20 per meal. Interestingly, the canteen will be run by MDDA at their complex at Clock Tower. CS made it clear that the scheme is meant to provide food for all at subsidized rates. This scheme will be expanded in other places if the response proves positive, he said. The project will be launched by the state government on Independence Day.