Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday and requested the state to allow the development and construction of 21 hydropower projects of 2123 MW. He said that the expert committee has given its recommendation regarding the development of these projects. During the meeting that lasted for about one and a half hours, Chief Minister Dhami congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his historic victory in the Haryana Assembly elections. Dhami said that this victory shows the faith of the common people in the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. The Chief Minister also presented a replica of the Kedarnath temple and the prasad of Baba Kedarnath to Prime Minister Modi. He also expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for his continuous guidance and cooperation in the development of Uttarakhand. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also requested to transfer three ropeway projects, Sonprayag-Gaurikund-Kedarnath, Govind Ghat-Hemkund Sahib and Kathgodam-Nainital to the state government for development and operation.
The Chief Minister said that under the regional connectivity scheme of the Central Government, air services of Dehradun-Gauchar-Dehradun and Dehradun-Chinyalisaur-Dehradun should be restarted. He requested to direct the Ministry of Civil Aviation in this regard. He said that guidelines should also be issued to the Ministry for permission to operate small aircraft at Chinyalisaur airstrip in Uttarkashi district. The Prime Minister was also requested to notify two routes Khairna-Ranikhet-Bangidhar-Bajron Motorway (256.9 km) and Kathgodam-Bhimtal Lohaghat-Pancheshwar Motorway (189 km) as National Highways to connect Kumaon and Garhwal. Along with this, the Chief Minister stressed on approving the remaining length of Dehradun Ring Road.
