On the occasion of Deepawali, the State has received a major gift from the Centre. On the request of chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Centre has approved Rs 84.59 crore under National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in view of the Kumbh Mela to be held in Haridwar next year. The amount approved by the centre includes Rs 79.12 crore for sanitation, solid waste management and other activities in the Kumbh Mela; Rs 2.55 crore for the Peyjal Nigam and Rs 2.95 crore for the Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan. This approval will boost execution of the sanitation and solid waste management works for the Kumbh Mela which in turn will also benefit the devotees attending this major occasion.
Thanking the Union Jal Shakti minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the chief minister said that the Jal Shakti ministry is providing full support in execution of various projects in the state. Earlier, the CM had requested Shekhawat to facilitate assistance under the NMCG for various works in view of the Kumbh Mela to be held in Haridwar. The Rs 84.59 crore approved by the centre has been received by the state in response to the CM’s request.
Apart from this, the chief minister has approved a sum of Rs one crore for reconstruction of the ghat and platform damaged due to tapping of Saraswati Nala at the Triveni Ghat in Rishikesh ahead of the Kumbh Mela. Further, the chief minister has also approved Rs 4.87 crore for changing sewer lines and reconstruction of manhole chambers under the Haridwar drainage scheme. This sum will be made available through the Kumbh Mela officer.
Saturday, 14 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
