Uttarakhand: CM Dhami held a review meeting of the game changer schemes of Irrigation, Minor Irrigation and Rural Construction Department
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed to work on a large scale for the conservation and enhancement of natural water sources during the review meeting of the game changer schemes of the Irrigation, Minor Irrigation and Rural Construction Department at the Secretariat on Friday. He said that water is the basis of life and prosperity, so continuous efforts should be made towards water conservation and revival of water streams, streams and rivulets.
Work together for rainwater harvesting in urban areas
The Chief Minister asked the Irrigation, Minor Irrigation Department and Municipal Corporations to work together for rainwater harvesting in urban areas. He expressed the need to pay special attention to ground water recharge. The Chief Minister also said that special attention should be paid to innovation, leaving old traditions for the works.
Instructions to expedite Jamrani and Song Dam projects
During the review of the Irrigation and Minor Irrigation Department, the Chief Minister directed to expedite the Jamrani and Song Dam projects. He said that work should be done speedily to solve the problems of drainage and work should also be done towards the construction of check dams.
Irrigation canals should be given maximum benefits
The Chief Minister asked to ensure that people get maximum benefit of irrigation canals. Along with this, instructions were also given to expedite the works of drainage plan of various cities of the state.
The Chief Minister directed the Irrigation Department and Mining Department to organize a meeting and find a proper solution for the removal of silt deposited in rivers and reservoirs. It was informed in the meeting that the target has been set to complete the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project by March 2029. The project has an estimated cost of Rs 3638 crore, out of which Rs 678 crore has been spent. Work is also in progress on the Song Dam Project, which is targeted to be completed by March 2030.
It was also told in the meeting that work is going on on 61 roads under the Chief Minister Gram Sampark Yojana. Vice Chairman Infrastructure Monitoring Council Vishwas Dabur, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, Principal Secretary R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Vinay Shankar Pandey, ACEO of CPPGG Manoj Pant, Deputy Secretary Ajit Singh, Pradeep Mohan Nautiyal and concerned departmental officers were present in the meeting.
