Uttarakhand: The Expenditure Finance Committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan
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A meeting of the Expenditure Finance Committee was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan. During the meeting, proposals from various departments were approved. The Chief Secretary instructed the departments to set timelines for each stage, from the approval of proposals to the completion of the work. He emphasized that departments should regularly monitor their projects at various stages to ensure timely completion. He also stressed the importance of maintaining high-quality work. He directed that all work related to the Nanda Rajjat Yatra be completed within the stipulated timeframe, ensuring that all tasks are finished before the start of the pilgrimage.
The Chief Secretary approved proposals for the Lohaghat Town Pumping Drinking Water Scheme (total cost ₹8444.67 lakh) of the Drinking Water Department, the multi-story parking facility in Ramnagar, Nainital (total cost ₹3857.64 lakh), and the strengthening and blacktopping of the Nandprayag Ghat-Sutol-Kanol motor road under the Public Works Department (cost ₹1289.21 lakh), and the construction of a media center, guest house, and community hall in Tanakpur (Champawat) (total cost ₹1424.52 lakh). In addition, the committee approved the construction of an RTC and 188-bedded barracks for the PAC Battalion in Rudrapur (total cost ₹1991.54 lakh) and a Cyber Center of Excellence in Dehradun (total cost ₹3034.78 lakh).
The Chief Secretary also approved proposals under AMRUT 2.0 for drinking water projects, park development, and reservoir rejuvenation in various local bodies. He directed that special attention be given to the rejuvenation of parks and reservoirs. Present at the meeting were Secretaries Shailesh Bagoli, Sridhar Babu Addanki, Vinod Kumar Suman, S.N. Pandey, Yugal Kishore Pant, and Additional Secretaries Vineet Kumar and Nivedita Kukreti, Vimmi Sachdev, along with other senior officers from the concerned departments.
