Desk: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gifted development projects to the state on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the establishment of the state. The Chief Minister inaugurated the Devbhoomi Silver Jubilee Parks during a program organized in Chandreshwar Nagar, Rishikesh on Tuesday. Along with this, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of seven development schemes worth more than Rs 36 crore in Dehradun district. On this occasion, he also flagged off eight garbage collection vehicles to strengthen the cleanliness system of urban bodies.
The Chief Minister dedicated to the public the Devbhoomi Silver Jubilee Park developed in nine urban bodies of Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Uttarkashi districts. He said that on the silver jubilee of Uttarakhand, the government had resolved that the memories of the creation of the state should not be limited to celebrations only, but should be visible on the ground in the form of development works.
CM Dhami said that at the places where earlier there used to be heaps of garbage and bushes, now organized parks full of greenery have been created. In these parks, there will be facilities for children to play, elderly people to walk, women to sit and youth to do yoga and exercise. Along with this, a glimpse of folk culture, traditions and local flora of Uttarakhand will also be seen here.
The Chief Minister appealed to ensure participation of local people in the maintenance of the parks. He said that the government is working to extend the benefits of development to every city and ward of the state. Sanitation, environmental protection and civic amenities have been made the priority of urban development.
He informed that all 108 urban bodies of the state have become open defecation free (ODF). Rishikesh and Haridwar have also received Water Plus certification. More than 90 percent of the waste in urban areas is being disposed of scientifically.
CM said that a comprehensive cleanliness action plan worth about Rs 1,375 crore has been prepared for 107 urban bodies of the state. Under this, 27 sewage and fecal sludge treatment plants are being established. At the same time, 148 out of 151 projects of the first phase of Amrit Yojana have been completed. Through these, drinking water connections have been provided to more than 72 thousand families.
The Chief Minister said that work on projects worth about Rs 650 crore is going on under AMRUT 2.0. Through this, the aim is to provide drinking water to 40 thousand additional families and to revitalize water sources. He said that the real objective of urban development is to provide facilities to the last person of the society.