Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shashi Tharoor held a formal meeting with CM Vijay Bahuguna at the CM’s residence on Friday, during which he said that he was very pleased to visit Uttarakhand.
During the meeting, Tharoor discussed that Uttarakhand is now emerging from the natural disaster, which struck the State in June this year. State Government’s management of relief and rescue operations is commendable, as is the preparation of long-term work plans to handle natural disasters.
Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and CM Bahuguna also discussed the seamless opportunities for tourism in Uttarakhand, with the former saying that most destinations are safe for tourists here.
The CM gave detailed information to Tharoor about the relief and rescue work that has been undertaken until now, and also shared the work plan intended to be implemented in future. The visits to Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib have resumed, and with it, relief money worth rupees 300 crores has been disbursed through cheques.
Vijay Bahuguna also shared that tourism development work has commenced around Tehri lake and the state government is also making efforts to developing income-generating activities to enable people to become economically independent. The CM also presented a memento to Tharoor.