All the departments concerned should ensure coordinated effort in the river front development project. Along with revival of the Rispana and Bindal rivers, it is also important to focus on their beautification, said the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. The chief minister said this while chairing a meeting to review the river front development project here on Monday.
The Chief Minister stressed on the importance of integrated efforts so that beautification of rivers can also become a part of Dehradun’s identity.
In this regard, the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA), Irrigation Department and other departments concerned should study the action plan in detail and ensure necessary action. Necessary advice and technical assistance should also be sought from the Sabarmati River Front Development Corporation Limited. The chief minister further said that final decision should be taken soon on the works to be undertaken and facilities to be developed as per the approved plan. Officials informed in the meeting that as part of the river front development project, detailed project report for 19 and 17 kilometre stretches of the Rispana and Bindal rivers respectively in the initial phase has been prepared. In the first stage of the project, Rs 140.39 crore has been recommended for construction of retaining wall, check dam and other necessary structures along 2.5 kilometre stretch of the Rispana and 4.5 kilometre stretch of the Bindal river. About 2.7 kilometre long embankments have already been constructed on both sides of the Rispana and Bindal rivers, informed the officials. In the meeting, the chief minister also directed that officials should ensure availability of river category and other types of land in Dehradun, Haridwar and other districts so that these can be made available to investors.
State Urban Development minister Madan Kaushik, Tourism minister Satpal Maharaj, principal secretaries Alok Kumar Verma, Anand Wardhan, Dehradun district magistrate SA Murugesan, MDDA vice chairman Ashish Kumar Srivastav and Dehradun municipal commissioner Vijay Kumar Jogdande among others were present in the meeting.