New Delhi, Oct 30: Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has approved various schemes for Uttarakhand.
A new Ghat will be constructed in Haridwar at Chandighat. The construction will be managed by central PSUs and work will start next month.
A consortium of engineers from central PSUs will be formed for strengthening the embankments of Mandakini and Saraswati rivers and construction of Ghats at Kedarnath. The consortium will prepare the DPR in consultations with the experts from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi. The sewage treatment plants at Muni ki reti and Jagjeetpura in Rishikesh will be set up by central PSUs. The work is likely to start by February next year. With regard to the assistance sought by the state government for Ardh Kumbh, it has been decided that wherever possible the same will accorded under Namami Gange programme.
Earlier, a meeting was held between the Secretary of the Ministry Shashi Shekhar and the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand Rakesh Sharma on Oct 23 to discuss these issues. Subsequently, Union Minister Uma Bharti had a meeting with the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat on Oct 25 at Dehradun where it was decided that Union Water Resources Ministry will soon take a decision on these issues.
