Chief secretary Om Prakash has directed that as Uttarakhand is in seismic zones 4 and 5, a committee comprising representatives of Public Works Department, Housing department and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) should be formed for standardisation of building construction. This committee will submit its recommendations in three months. The chief secretary said this while chairing the second meeting of the state level committee of the BIS here on Thursday.
In the meeting the chief secretary stressed on regularly organising awareness programmes for the purpose of consumer protection. He said that the state level committee meeting should be held every year in the last week of December. He also directed the officials concerned to organise training programmes in April and May for capacity building of the state government officials. He also directed the officials of the department concerned to ensure implementation of quality standards for drinking water. In places where issues are being faced due to the water supply system being old water purification should be arranged till the supply system is improved. Stating that good work is being done at growth centres in the state, the chief secretary elicited focus on certification of products from growth centres and start-ups, adding that marketing opportunities will be enhanced if the products of growth centres receive certification. Secretaries RK Sudhanshu, SA Murugesan and Sudhir Bishnoi of BIS were among those present in the meeting.
Friday, 01 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
