"Wi-fi zone will be launched in Mussoorie, Nainital and Ranikhet. local urban bodies and State Government will have to work together. For this we will have to be more innovative and it is not possible without the people’s participation" said Harish Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand while addressing the people on the occasion of the golden jubilee ceremony of Municipal Post Graduate College, Mussoorie on Friday.
Approving the auditorium in Mussoorie CM Rawat said that Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) should give more focus on hilly architecture in Mussoorie. For street vendor CM instructed MDDA to construct vending zone.
It is great honour for any institution who have completed their 50 years of its inception and there is a philosophy of development to tune with the changing trends. He also assured that to open management institution or training institution State Government will provide all kind of necessary assistance to the entrepreneurs. For this State, college and Mussoorie hotelier will have to work in three tier partnership. There is a need to incorporate new syllabus in the institution as per the market demand.
Explaining about his Gangtok visit, CM said, “We should learn from Gangtok, who have done tremendous work to promote their tourism. There you will find garden in each house. We will have to give stress on water conservation and Mussoorie municipality should make detail plan on it. To meet power demand we will have to give emphasis on solar light because Mussoorie known for its natural beauty.”
For water, electricity and parking, State Government will work with municiplality. He also said that infrastructure will be developed by the State but its maintenance should be done by municipality. For this MDDA was told to prepare detail project report (DPR) and adopt low cost housing concept while preparing plan for development because there is serious requirement in Mussoorie. For this MDDA should conduct a survey by Geologist.
Jhadipani, Bhattafal and other places in Mussoorie will be developed by the State. For this small tourist satellite centre will be made. Meanwhile we are working on how to develop Tehri reservoir as tourism circuit. With this we will promote rural tourism. We resumed Char Dham Yatra this year because the Yatra is associated with our economy. He expressed hope that tourism will be back on track like before 2013 in next two three years.
To widen the road, we would try to build four lane road between Dehradun to Mussoorie. College Principal Dr Sudhir Gairola apprised the people about college history and its contribution to the society.Other dignitaries including cabinet minister Dinesh Aggrawal, Pritam Singh Panwar, Dinesh Dhanai, MlA Ganesh Joshi, municipality chairman Manmohan Singh Mall, Minority commission chairman NS Bindra, Ex MlA Jot Singh Ghunsola were present.