New Delhi/Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The Chief Minister invited the Prime Minister for the National Games organized in Uttarakhand. Along with this, Chief Minister Dhami thanked PM Modi for the development schemes of the state.
CM Dhami met PM Modi
The CM thanked the Prime Minister on behalf of the people of the state for his leadership, guidance and cooperation in the development of the state. The Chief Minister informed the Prime Minister about the development works being carried out in the state. The Chief Minister said that work is going on rapidly on the first phase of the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail project. The survey work of the Tanakpur Bageshwar rail project has been completed. The Chief Minister requested the approval of this project and the full financial expenditure of the project to be borne by the Central Government.
Expressed gratitude for the development works of the state
The Chief Minister requested to close the old railway station of Rishikesh for the proposed infrastructure development works in Rishikesh and to operate all the trains from the new Yoga Nagari railway station in Rishikesh. The rail track on the land of the old station can be used for the new road system, which will improve traffic. Apart from this, CM Dhami, while giving information about the progress of Jal Jeevan Mission in Uttarakhand, urged to direct the concerned to release the remaining amount of the central contribution allocated in the Jal Jeevan Mission soon.
Made this request to the PM
The Chief Minister expressed gratitude for selecting Rishikesh as an iconic city in river rafting and requested to provide resources from the central level for the Haridwar-Rishikesh Ganga Corridor and Sharda Corridor project in view of the limited resources of the state. This work is being done for carbon net zero
The Chief Minister informed the Prime Minister that an MoU is proposed in collaboration with the Iceland Embassy for the exploitation of geothermal energy in the state. The necessary no objection letter has been received from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India on this MoU. The Chief Minister requested to provide all technical and financial support to the state government for this project, so that Uttarakhand can play an important role in achieving the goal of carbon net zero by the year 2070.
Information given about these projects
The Chief Minister also requested to direct the concerned for the approval of the proposals sent to the Ministry of Road Transport, Rishikesh Bypass, Haridwar Bypass (Package 2), Dehradun-Mussoorie Connectivity, Dehradun Ring Road, Champawat Bypass, Lalkuan, Haldwani and Kathgodam Bypass and Manaskhand Project.
