Uttarakhand: Dhami held a review meeting of the construction department, instructed the officials to speed up the construction of four-lane elevated road on Rispana and Bindal rivers

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, during a review meeting of the game changer schemes of the Public Works Department at the Secretariat on Tuesday, directed the officials to expedite all the processes of the four-lane elevated road construction project on Rispana and Bindal rivers. Work should also be done speedily on Dehradun Ring Road / Bypass and Utility Duct Policy from Asharodi to Mohkampur. The Chief Minister said that new technology should be used in road construction works. The work of reconstruction and repair of bridges whose condition is deteriorating should be done on priority basis. Technology like geosynthetic retaining wall should be used to build safe and durable roads in landslide affected areas. A campaign to make roads pothole-free should be run continuously.

The Chief Minister directed the officials to pay special attention towards the expansion of road connectivity in the state. Work should be done speedily to improve the mutual connectivity of Kedarkhand and Manaskhand. A better action plan should be made to further strengthen the road connectivity from Dehradun to Haldwani, Delhi to Haldwani and other major cities. To reduce traffic pressure between Mussoorie and Dehradun, work should be done on alternative routes at a fast pace. The work of tarring of roads should be expedited.

Secretary, Public Works Department, Dr. Pankaj Pandey informed that feasibility study and hydrological study have been done under the approval of the first phase of construction work of 11 km long four lane elevated corridor on Rispana river and 15 km long four lane elevated corridor on Bindal river. According to the proposed land acquisition plan, the process of marking on the spot is in progress. The alignment of Dehradun ring road has been finalized. The feasibility report of the project has been prepared and the diversion plan has also been prepared after joint inspection with the railways. The feasibility report of Dehradun-Mussoorie connectivity project has been prepared and geotechnical investigation has been done.

Vice Chairman of Infrastructure Monitoring Council Vishwas Dabur, Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu, R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Sachin Kurve, Additional Secretary Ashish Chauhan, Vineet Kumar and concerned officers were present.