Chamoli: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached Sarkot village of summer capital Gairsain on Tuesday during a two-day visit. The villagers gave a grand welcome to the Chief Minister on his arrival in Sarkot. The Chief Minister reached the village and prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the country and the state by offering prayers at the Kot Bhairav temple.
After reaching Sarkot village, the Chief Minister also visited the house of martyr Vasudev Singh and met the family members. During the program, the Chief Minister gave an amount of one lakh to Sarkot Mahila Mangal Dal through a cheque to buy cultural material and other items.
During the program organized in Sarkot, the Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to make all the villages of the country as Adarsh Gram. In this direction, effective work is being done by the state government to strengthen the villages and stop migration. Said that to make the state the leading state of the country, the state government is promoting self-employment.
At the same time, to provide better employment opportunities to the youth in government services, strict anti-cheating law has been implemented in the state as well as a transparent recruitment examination system has been developed. After the implementation of the anti-cheating law, till date more than 100 cheaters have been put in jail. The result of which is that till date 18 thousand 500 youth are participating in the development of the state by getting employment in various government services.
The Chief Minister said that while various schemes are being run by the state government for the development of the state. At the same time, Badrinath Dham is being developed on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Soon Badrinath Dham will appear in a divine and grand form. He said that efforts are also being made by the government to operate airplanes from Gauchar airstrip. Along with this, work is also being done on the possibilities of building an airstrip in Chaukhutia. Due to which the movement of people to outside areas in the area will be easy. He said that soon the people of Chamoli district will also get the facility of rail from Karna Prayag.
The Chief Minister said that the government is working to bring land law soon for the development and protection of the state. So that the rights of the people of the state can be protected. During this, the Chief Minister also announced the asphalting of Bhararisain Sarkot road, making Sarkot an ideal village, providing machines to Mahila Mangal Dal and self-help groups for packaging local products and naming the Bhararisain Sarkot road after Shaheed Vasudev Singh. While the work of beautification and strengthening of the Kot Bhairav temple of the village will also be done with the announcement of the Chief Minister. On the occasion of the conclusion of the program, Jhumailo dance was presented by the local women. During this, the Chief Minister also participated in Jhumailo dance. On this occasion, Karnaprayag MLA Anil Nautiyal, Gram Pradhan Sumati Devi, District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari, Superintendent of Police Sarvesh Panwar along with other officials, public representatives and villagers were present.
