CM Dhami discusses development issues with Modi

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for the government’s extensive support for various externally aided projects and special assistance schemes for capital projects, including the approval of the Jamrani Dam project for the development of the state.

Thanking the state for taking on the responsibility of three important meetings of the G20, he said that the working group meeting of the Chief Scientific Adviser was successfully organised in Ramnagar.

The Chief Minister invited the Prime Minister for Chardham Yatra, Adi Kailash, and Mayawati Ashram, located at Lohaghat. In the meeting with the Prime Minister, which lasted for about an hour, the Chief Minister discussed various issues related to the development of the state and sought the Prime Minister’s guidance.

Informing the prime minister about the relief and displacement works for the landslide victims in the Joshimath area of Chamoli, the Chief Minister said, “An economic package of Rs 2942.99 crore is required for landslides. In the said package, the construction of 150 prefabricated houses, site development work, and affected allowance are important for temporary relief and accommodation to the affected.”

He said that compensation for residential and commercial infrastructure, compensation for the lands of families falling in the unsafe zone, permanent rehabilitation of affected persons, acquisition and development of land, and repair and restoration of affected departmental infrastructures are included. The work of stabilizing and redeveloping Joshimath is also to be done.

CM Dhami said that the Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management Centre has been set up by the state government and will advise on landslide improvement and management at the national level as a center of excellence. The center has started functioning in Joshimath, and a roadmap has been prepared for the landslide- and disaster-affected risk area.

The Chief Minister said, “A recommendation was given in the meeting of the Public Investment Board organised by the Finance Ministry for the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project.” The Chief Minister also urged the Prime Minister to get financial approval for the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.