Uttarakhand: CM Dhami virtually inaugurated 55 bridges in the villages of the hilly districts of the state
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that these 55 bridges built with the help of HESCO and ICICI Foundation will greatly benefit the people of our remote hilly areas. These bridges will become the means of transport for lakhs of people. He said that Uttarakhand is a state with odd geographical conditions. The state is also sensitive from the point of view of disaster. Life in the mountain is greatly affected during the monsoon period. HESCO has taken a commendable initiative in association with ICIC Foundation in the direction of normalizing the life of the people in the hilly areas. He expressed hope that HESCO and ICICI Foundation will continue to extend more cooperation in the construction of bridges in the hilly areas of the state. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the construction of these bridges would greatly help the local people. These bridges will also reduce the distance to be covered by many villages.
Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Prof. associated with the virtual medium in the program. Ajay Kumar Sood said that this commendable effort has been made by HESCO and ICICI Foundation with the participation of the government to provide better transportation facilities to the people in the hilly areas. He said that these bridges built in remote hilly districts would go a long way in making life easier for the general public there. He said that such initiatives for hilly areas should be continuous. Similar work should be done in other areas as well. He said that whatever cooperation the state needs from the PSA office, it will be given as much as possible.
HESCO’s founder and Padma Bhushan Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi said that at the time of calamity, most of the problems of communication routes arise in villages in remote areas. Efforts have been made by HESCO and ICICI Foundation to cooperate with the government for the purpose of providing relief to the people in such areas. Last year also 15 bridges were inaugurated by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The people of hilly areas are getting a lot of help from the construction of these bridges.
Anuj Aggarwal, Chief Operating Officer, ICICI Foundation, said that the foundation has constructed bridges with the aim of providing better transportation facilities to the people of the hilly areas of the state. Further cooperation will be given so that people in the hilly areas can get better facilities. He said that ICICI Foundation is also working towards rain water harvesting. Efforts have been made by the Foundation to work for social concerns and public interest.
On this occasion, Director General UCOST Prof. Durgesh Pant, Mrs. Himani Shivpuri associated with film and art world, Abhay Sharma from ICICI Foundation and all the District Magistrates were connected through virtual medium.
