Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday for one and half hours and informed him about the rehabilitation work is being done in Joshimath with the help of the Central Government and invited him for the state investors meet in October-November.
The CM said the situation in Joshimath which recently witnessed sinking of earh and subsequent developing of major cracks in several houses there as “nornal”.
The Chief Minister invited the Prime Minister for the inauguration of the proposed Investor Summit in the state in the month of October-November. Dhami expressed gratitude for the Prime Minister’s “guidance and cooperation” in the development of Uttarakhand, a state government statement said.
The Chief Minister presented ‘Prasad’ of Kedarnath and Badrinath ,GangaTulsi, water from Gangotri Yamunotri, Alaknanda and Mandakini along with Rudraksha beads to the Prime Minister. In the meeting Dhami said that a record number of devotees are coming for ‘Char Dham yatra’ in the state.
According to the statement, the Prime Minister assured all possible cooperation from the Central Government in the context of Joshimath.The Chief Minister requested Prime Minister to visit Jageshwar Dham, “Adi Kailash ,Parvati Sarovar , Om Parvat, Mayawati Ashram in Lohaghat, as well as to address public in border district Pithoragarh.The CM also requested to Prime Minister to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of various development schemes under Manaskhand.
The Chief Minister said that air services are increasing gradually in the state under the regional connectivity scheme under the guidance of the Prime Minister. He informed Modi that 243 acres of land is being acquired for the expansion of Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun. Besides, he said feasibility survey has been done for expansion of Pantnagar airport.