Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 6 Nov: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 62 development projects worth Rs 1,475.31 crores at Parade Ground here as part of the Uttarakhand State Foundation Day celebrations being held from 6 to 13 November. Of these, foundation stones were laid for 44 projects worth Rs 1,073.11 crores, while 18 projects worth Rs 402.20 crores were inaugurated.
As per the government, these projects are aimed at strengthening infrastructure across the state and are expected to accelerate development in sectors such as roads, power, drinking water, urban development, education and tourism. Under the Energy Department, foundation stones were laid for 20 UPCL-related projects worth Rs 472.33 crores, while three projects worth Rs 77.93 crores were inaugurated. These projects are expected to strengthen the state’s power supply system and expand electricity-related infrastructure in various regions.
In the drinking water sector, foundation stones were laid for eight projects of the Uttarakhand Peyjal Nigam worth Rs 191.17 crores, while five projects worth Rs 82.03 crores were inaugurated. In addition, while foundation stone was laid for two schemes of the Jal Sansthan worth Rs 62.30 crores. These projects are expected to improve drinking water supply and provide better access to water facilities for residents.
Under the Public Works Department (PWD0, the foundation stone for one project worth Rs 18.78 crores was laid and three projects worth Rs 99.68 crores were inaugurated while foundation stone was laid for four projects worth Rs 92.25 crores and the inauguration of one project worth Rs 10.95 crores under the Urban Development Department. These include works related to the development of roads, bridges and other infrastructure in Haridwar in view of the Kumbh Mela 2027.
In the Technical Education Department, the foundation stone was laid for a project worth Rs 35.06 crores and three projects worth Rs 61.98 crores were inaugurated. These include building construction works at the Government Polytechnic in New Tehri. Two tourism-related projects worth Rs 43.70 crores were also taken up for foundation laying, including the Dobra-Chanthi Park project in Tehri and power supply works linked to the Hemkund Sahib Ropeway Project.
Under the Home Department, foundation stones were laid for two projects worth Rs 68.27 crores. These include the construction of a Cyber Centre of Excellence in Dehradun at a cost of Rs 31.63 crores and residential buildings for a fire station in Haldwani at a cost of Rs 36.64 crores. Additionally, the foundation stone was laid for a Dairy Development Department project worth Rs 48.21 crores, under which a milk powder plant, ice cream plant and bakery unit will be established in Sitarganj.
In addition, a foundation stone was also laid for a project worth Rs 19.01 crores under the Higher Education Department for the construction of a postgraduate block at Government Postgraduate College, Agastyamuni. Under the Housing Department, the foundation stone for one project worth Rs 10.59 crores was laid and one project worth Rs 12.48 crores was inaugurated. Besides this, a foundation stone was also laid for a Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry Department project worth Rs 11.44 crores, while two projects worth Rs 57.15 crores under the Medical Education Department were inaugurated.
The government claims that these projects would expand infrastructure facilities across different parts of the state and boost economic activities at the local level. The benefits of these development works in sectors such as roads, power, drinking water, education, tourism and public infrastructure are expected to reach a large number of people across Uttarakhand.
