The Tehri dam reservoir will be named Sridev Suman Sagar while the tourism schemes to be implemented in the area around the reservoir will be named after the villages submerged in the reservoir. Chief Minister Harish Rawat said this while speaking at the conclusion of the Tehri lake Adventure Tourism Festival here on Friday.
Rawat said the State will soon introduce the 'Himalayan Darshan' programme. Work on construction of the Dobrachanti bridge will be completed soon, he added. The CM said that the work of rehabilitating those who were affected by the Tehri dam can be completed but still he has several questions in his mind. He assured the affected people that their problems will be solved at the earliest. He emphasised on the importance of staying connected to the past. The development projects being undertaken in the area will be named after villages submerged in the dam reservoir. He asked the district magistrate to release the notification of the change of name Tehri lake to Sridev Suman Sagar at the earliest. It should be developed as a tourist destination of international standards. This will bring prosperity to Uttarakhand within a decade. Rawat approved several demands relating to the area raised by local MlA and Tourism minister Dinesh Dhanai, MlAs Vikram Singh Negi and Bheemlal Arya.
Dhanai said that the Tehri lake Adventure Tourism festival will take Tehri's development to another level with systematic facilitation of tourism activities.
Secretary, Tourism, Umakant Panwar gave detailed information regarding the two day festival declaring it a success. Tourism experts gave their suggestions which will be assimilated to form a policy for adventure sports.
Present on the occasion were the adviser to the CM, Ranjeet Rawat, Uttarakhand PCC chief Kishore Upadhyaya, additional chief secretary Rakesh Sharma, additional secretary, Tourism, Shailesh Bagauli, DM Yugal Kishore Pant and others.