Uttarakhand/NewDelhi:
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, 8 October. The CM Dhami, on the occasion, congratulated the PM Modi for the historic BJP win in the Haryana Assembly elections, stating that the victory reflects the faith of the common people in the leadership of the Prime Minister.
CM Dhami also presented a replica of the Kedarnath temple and the prasad of Baba Kedarnath to the Prime Minister.
Dhami expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for his continuous guidance and support in the development of Uttarakhand. The CM requested central permission to develop and construct of 21 Hydropower projects with a total capacity 2123 MW, which have been recommended by Expert Committee-2. He also requested the transfer of three ropeway projects, (a) Sonprayag-Gaurikund Kedarnath (b) Govind Ghat-Hemkund Sahib and (c) Kathgodam-Nainital for development and operation by the state government.
The CM also sought the PM’s directive
to Ministry of Civil Aviation to restart the air service of Dehradun-Gauchar-Dehradun and Dehradun-Chinyalisound-Dehradun under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of the Government of India. He informed the PM that he had requested the Civil Aviation Ministry for the permission to operate small aircraft on the Chinyalisound airstrip in Uttarkashi district.
The Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to notify two routes to connect Kumaon and Garhwal, (a) Khairna-Ranikhet-Bangidhar-Bajron Motorway (256.9 km) and (b) Kathgodam-Bhimtal Lohaghat-Pancheshwar Motorway (189 km) as National Highways. Along with this, he also requested for approval of the remaining length of Dehradun Ring Road.
