Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 2: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today invited PM Modi to inaugurate the Global Investors Conference being organized in Dehradun on December 08 and 09, 2023. The demand was raised by CM Dhami during his meeting with PM Modi here today.
The Chief Minister discussed various issues related to the state with the Prime Minister.
He expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for including the Jamrani Dam Project in the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana and accepting Rs. 1730.21 crore and also requested for the approval of Rs 2460 crore as financial assistance for capital expenditure of Song Dam Drinking Water Project and financial assistance of Rs 3000 crore as special financial assistance for upgradation of Jolly Grant Airport.
CM Dhami requested the PM Modi for setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda at Rishikul Ayurvedic College campus, Haridwar and inclusion of Uttarakhand in the ongoing Kiwi Feasibility Study in collaboration with New Zealand.
He requested for the approval of Rs 1000 crore with approval of 20 DPR for the road and 03 state routes Kathgodam-Bhimtal Dhyanchuli- Khetikhan-Lohaghat-Pancheshwar Motor Road, ‘Mohan-Bhatronjkhan-Bhikiyasain-Deghat-Bungidhar Nagchulakhal-Mehalchauri Motor Road,’ Khairna- Requested to declare Ranikhet-Bhatronjkhan motor road as a national highway.
Dhami requested the Prime Minister to take immediate action to the Airport Authority of India for operation of fixed wing aircraft from Naini-Saini Airport, expansion of Pantnagar Airport and establishment of Government Ayurveda College and Research Center in Kumaon region.
The CM also sought permission for development and construction of various proposed hydro power projects on Dhauliganga and Gauri Ganga rivers in Pithoragarh district and for development and construction of 11 undisputed projects in Alaknanda, Bhagirathi and its tributaries with a total capacity of 771 MW.