Uttarakhand: Innovation centers to be set up in border districts for information and training related to disaster management, health and education – Dhami

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the fourth Border Mountain Children’s Science Festival in Guptkashi on Wednesday. On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced that a Border Area Development Council would be established in the state to expand facilities and services in border areas. The Chief Minister said that innovation centers will now be established in border districts, providing useful information and training related to disaster management, health, and education.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lit the lamp to inaugurate the state-level event of the fourth Border Mountain Children’s Science Festival, organized by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology. On this occasion, he discussed topics such as climate change, natural water resources and conservation, disaster management, science and technology, and energy conservation with child scientists from various districts. The Chief Minister said that this grand event will provide new direction and opportunities to talented child scientists from border districts.

The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is reaching new heights in the fields of innovation, research, and self-reliance. The speed and direction of a new India will depend on innovations in science and technology. Today, India is making its mark in various fields, including space, thanks to new scientific technologies. Dehradun is set to become the country’s fifth Science City, a significant achievement for a mountainous state like Uttarakhand. He stated that most services are being made available online to ensure transparent and effective services to the public.

On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed the District Magistrate to develop a plan for the construction of a Disaster Management Center in Rudraprayag district and announced a grant of ₹50 lakh for various projects at the Prime Minister’s Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bansu Jakhdhar. At the event, the Chief Minister honored Padma Shri Kalyan Singh Rawat, border entrepreneur Indra Singh Rawat, and Dr. Patni of the Border Service Foundation, who have achieved outstanding work in various fields, and also released the UCOST Rudraprayag Dashboard book. This GIS-based remote system dashboard will provide information related to various departmental schemes on a single platform.

The theme of the fourth Border Mountain District Children’s Science Festival is Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Disaster Risk Management Integration. Its objective is to promote discussion on important issues like climate change, natural water resources and conservation and to develop such strategies.

MLA Kedarnath Asha Nautiyal, District Panchayat President Rudraprayag Poonam Kathayat, Vice President Women and Child Development Aishwarya Rawat, BJP District President Bharat Bhushan Bhatt, Director General UCOST Prof. Durgesh Pant, District Magistrate Prateek Jain, Superintendent of Police Akshay Prahlad Konde, Chief Development Officer Rajendra Singh Rawat, Additional District Magistrate Shyam Singh Rana, Principal PM Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jakhdhar Tilak Singh along with many officers and dignitaries were present in the program.