A district plan outlay worth Rs52.65 crore has been approved for Nainital for the year 2013-2014, stressing on the need to strengthen basic infrastructure including roads.
The district plan outlay was approved at a meeting chaired by Minister in-charge of Nainital district Pritam Singh on Monday. However, approving the outlay, the Minister expressed serious concern over poor conditions of roads across the district.
Expressing his disappointment over poor condition of the Jyoliot- Almora National Highway, the Minister asserted that an inquiry would be conducted into the road works and action will be taken against the contractors and officials concerned.
Strong action will be taken against the contractors and the officials found guilty in the inquiry, the Minister asserted. All the developmental works have to be completed on time, maintaining quality of the developmental works, the Minister stated.
It is the responsibility of all of us to work for the betterment of the people. More so, the grievances of the people must be disposed off on priority basis, he added.
In the meanwhile, out of the proposed outlay of Rs52. 65 crore, an amount of Rs105.24 lakh has been approved for the agriculture sector, Rs25 lakh for sugarcane development, Rs3 crore for animal husbandry, Rs54.19 lakh for dairy development, Rs3.21 lakh for fisheries, Rs30 lakh for forestry, Rs45 lakh for cooperative sector, Rs16.50 lakh for Indira Awaas, Rsone crore for community development, Rs438.50 lakh for irrigation, Rs401 lakh for tube-wells, Rs2.27 crore for electricity, Rs35.75 lakh for Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Authority(UREDA), Rs18.49 lakh for khadi and rural industry, Rs8.70 lakh for silk development, Rs80 lakh for tourism sector to name a few.
At the same time, the Minister said that all those departments which have received less fund for different developmental works for the year 2012-2013, would be provided the required fund from the State sector, asking the officials concerned to give due priority to all developmental woks.
It is to note that the district administration, Nainital, has been able to utilise only Rs2075 lakh till March 24, 2013, against Rs3364.52 lakh released to it under the district plan for the year 2012-2013. The district plan for the year 2012-2013 was also Rs52.65 crore as the officials concerned informed.