PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Lalkuan
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched 27 development schemes worth Rs 126 crore for Nainital district at a programme organised in Nainital on Saturday. The projects include works in the spheres of education, roads, medical health, irrigation, sewerage, urban development, beautification and the protection of stray cattle. The works launched by the CM include nine projects worth Rs 25.93 crore which were inaugurated and 18 projects worth Rs 100.76 crore for which the foundation stones were laid by the CM.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Dhami said that these projects will further strengthen the infrastructural facilities in the region and enhance public convenience. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation is making considerable progress in the spheres of defence, science, sports and infrastructure, among other fields. He cited the examples of Operation Sindoor and the Chenab rail bridge in Jammu and Kashmir as signs of the nation’s changing power and resolve.
The CM further said that various measures are being implemented to make Nainital an ideal district. These include the establishment of a mental health hospital, cancer institution, AYUSH hospital, open gymnasiums, Ambedkar park, ring road, bypass road, astro park, pollinator park and sports university. Waste management and sewerage management projects have also been started in order to make Haldwani a clean and green city while construction of multi-storeyed parking has also been started to address the problem of traffic congestion. The CM further said that construction of the Jamrani multipurpose dam project and the industrial smarty city at Khurpia will ensure long-term benefit for the Terai region in Kumaon.
Dhami said, “The State government is focusing not just on development but is also fully committed to protecting the cultural identity and social harmony of the State. We have staken strict action against religious conversion, love Jihad, land Jihad and other such actions. Uttarakhand is also the first Indian State to implement the Uniform Civil Code in addition to enforcing the nation’s strictest anti-copying law and taking concrete action to protect bovines,” the CM said.
He further said that continuing work on its policy of zero tolerance for corruption, the State government has taken necessary action to ensure that more than 200 corrupt persons were to jail during the past three years. He exhorted the public to participate in the efforts to make Uttarakhand a leading State.
MP Ajay Bhatt, MLAs Banshidhar Bhagat, Mohan Singh Bisht, Ram Singh Kaida, Haldwani mayor Gajraj Bisht and others were present on the occasion.
