Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while reviewing the game changer schemes of the Urban Development Department at the Secretariat on Monday, said that special attention should be paid to cleanliness in all the urban areas of the state. While making people aware about cleanliness, public participation should also be ensured in this work. The Chief Minister directed the officials to encourage the municipal bodies which perform well in the cleanliness survey.
The Chief Minister said that along with cleanliness in urban areas, proper arrangements for civic amenities including street lights, sewer lines, parking system, traffic management, disposal of e-waste should be ensured. The Chief Minister directed the officials to encourage innovation to increase the revenue of the municipal bodies. He said that along with the construction of new parks in urban areas, special attention should also be paid to the beautification and better maintenance of old parks. Work should be done on priority on 90 percent of the centrally assisted schemes operated under the Urban Development Department. In the meeting, Secretary Urban Development Nitesh Jha informed that Devbhoomi Silver Jubilee Parks equipped with modern facilities are being developed in various cities of the state. These parks will also have facilities for yoga, walk and open gym. All the parks will be ready by 9 November 2026. Work is being done on the plan to store fifty lakh liters of rainwater every year in the urban areas. Street light management is being arranged in all the 11 municipal corporations of the state through centralized control and management system.
Vice Chairman of Infrastructure Monitoring Council Vishwas Dabur, Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu, R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Sridhar Babu Adanki, Additional Secretary Gaurav Kumar, CPPGG Additional Chief Executive Officer Manoj Pant and related officers were present in the meeting.
