Further action will be taken soon on the subject of ropeways and metro rail in the state. The State’s Urban Development and Housing minister Madan Kaushik said this after chairing a meet to review the departmental works here on Friday.
Kaushik said that in Haridwar, the construction of a ropeway from near Har Ki Paidi to Chandidevi has been granted approval. Instructions have been issued to start the tender process soon. The officials concerned have also been directed to ensure timely completion of this work. Officials were also instructed to prepare plans for construction of ropeways at three locations between Neelkanth and Rishikesh- the railway station, roadways station and the Triveni Ghat. Regarding the metro rail service in Dehradun, a meeting will be held again for holding talks with the Government of India, informed the minister.
The matter of the expansion of urban local bodies was also discussed in the meeting. The issues discussed included expansion of Rishikesh local body, making Srinagar a municipal corporation, expansion of Bhagwanpur local body and development of new local bodies in Imlikheda, Rampur, Padligurjar and Dhandhera. In addition to these, discussions were held on the expansion of a total of 13 local bodies including Lalpur, Sirorikala and Nagla in Udham Singh Nagar, Garud in Bageshwar and Thalisain in Pauri. The district magistrates concerned attending the meeting through video conferencing were directed to submit a report regarding the expansions within a week. The Housing secretary Shailesh Bagauli, additional secretary Harish Chandra Semwal and other officials concerned were also present in the meeting.
Saturday, 07 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
