Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee programme in-charge Rajendra Shah has been made the vice chairman of the State-level minor irrigation advisory committee.
The committee is meant to monitor the construction and development works undertaken by the Minor Irrigation department, provide suggestions and focus on bringing about transparency and quality in works of the department.
Governor KKPaul has approved the appointment of Shah to the post of the advisory committee's vice chairman.
Congratulating Shah on his appointment, PCC vice president Jot Singh Bisht said Shah was a senior worker of the party and that by honouring him, Chief Minister Harish Rawat has honoured the party workers.
Recalling that Shah had also actively participated in the Statehood movement, Bisht said his appointment to the post of the advisory committee's vice chairman would also benefit the department.
Greeting Shah on his appointment, the PCC chief spokesman Mathuradatt Joshi thanked CM Harish Rawat and PCC chief Kishore Upadhyay for this development.