Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed the officials in a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence on Tuesday to maintain coordination with the District Magistrates to improve the Chardham Yatra arrangements. From time to time, senior officials should conduct on-site inspection of the travel arrangements, and cooperate with the District Magistrates for better arrangements. The Chief Minister directed that duties and responsibilities should be determined to form a travel authority. In this, a meeting should be held with the administration, temples, transports, tour agents and other concerned parties. He said that arrangements for buses up to 42 seats should be ensured on the travel routes. During the meeting, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that the backlog of devotees in Rishikesh and Haridwar for the Chardham Yatra has ended. All the devotees who are coming are being registered and sent to the Chardham Yatra. The number of registrations is no longer limited.
The Chief Minister said that the implementation of investments received during the Investor Summit should be expedited. Such investment proposals should be given priority which are suitable to the conditions of the state and help in providing employment to the local people. The Chief Minister said that a meeting should be called with the implementing agencies engaged in tunnel construction in the state under Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line, Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail line and Delhi-Dehradun elevated road and the construction work should be expedited.
Taking cognizance of the news of the injured calling 108 after the pickup overturned in Betalkhat, Nainital and the phone not being answered, the Chief Minister directed the Health Secretary to investigate this matter. He said that if this news is true, then strict action should be taken against the people responsible for this.
