Uttarakhand: The protest had an effect, the trees of Khalanga Reserve Forest will not be cut, now the land has been marked in Kanar village

Due to heavy opposition from environmentalists, it has been decided not to cut the trees of Khalanga Reserve Forest for the drinking water project. The drinking water corporation has left this place. Now in its place, land has been marked in Kanar Kata village near Dwara village near Maldevta.

Recently, after marking trees in Khalanga Reserve Forest for the drinking water project of Song Dam, environmentalists came out in protest. About 2000 trees were to be cut here. Amidst heavy opposition, the drinking water corporation has given up its claim on this land.

After the instructions of Secretary Drinking Water Arvind Singh Hyanki, now the drinking water corporation has marked the place above Kanar Katan village in Dehradun. It has been told that the transfer of forest land in the area will be done soon.

In this way, now the forests of Khalanga will be saved from being cut. Executive Engineer Deepak Nautiyal said that soon a survey of this place will be done in collaboration with the Forest Department. Now DPR will be made accordingly, from which the drinking water project will be prepared.

Thirst of 60 wards of Doon will be quenched

A drinking water project worth Rs. 524 crore will be built in the Song Dam project worth about Rs. 3000 crore. For this, a reserve warehouse will be built at a high place near the Song Dam. The drinking water corporation needs seven hectares of land. In which a 150 MLD water treatment plant will be built on 4.2 hectares of land. Drinking water will be supplied to 60 wards of the capital from Kanar village.