Centre to clear Rs 771 cr worth road projects for Uttarakhand

Dehradun: The Centre has assured Uttarakhand government to clear road projects worth Rs 771.07 crore under PMGSY for the state, where a vast network of highways were damaged and washed away in the June flash-floods.

In a letter to Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Tuesday, Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said an Empowered Committee has recommended clearance of 166 road projects, including upgradation of 42 roads in flood-hit areas of the state under XII phase of PMGSY worth Rs 771.07 crore.

A copy of the letter circulated to the media today mentioned that as per the advice of the Committee, Ramesh asked the state government to expeditiously send a compliance report about certain technical observations of the panel prior to the clearance of these proposals.

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The compliance report will pave the way for clearance of the projects, a majority of which are being constructed in the flood-ravaged hill districts of Chamoli, Tehri and Pithoragarh.

The maximum number of 27 road projects will be taken up in Tehri, followed by 24 in Dehradun, 21 each in Chamoli and Pauri and 18 in Haridwar.

PTI