Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul directed the principal secretary (Power/ energy ) to set up the solar power system in all Government buildings. It should begin with the Secretariat. The thousands of square feet of the roofs can be utilised to set up this system at the secretariat buildings. The lack of trees around the campus would ensure the success of the system. The Governor said that this work should be given priority as it would help save electricity.
The Governor heard complaints of the public and also reviewed the work of several departments at the secretariat. He took the details about the progress of the work on fly overs and ADB projects from the Project Monitoring Committee constituted last week under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary S Ramaswami. He reviewed the efforts being made to check forest fires in the state. He said all measures possible must be taken to save the precious wildlife and forest wealth. Helicopters and GPS system must be used.
He also spoke to officers concerned with controlling pollution. He said an action plan must be made and implemented to make thickly populated cities of Uttarakhand pollution-free. Public awareness was a must for this. He gave directions and suggestions for this