Uttarakhand CM Dhami meets PM Modi in Delhi, seeks approval for development projects

New Delhi [India], October 8 : Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement.
During the meeting, CM Dhami congratulated the Prime Minister on the BJP's historic victory in the Haryana Assembly elections. He said that this victory shows the faith of common people in the Prime Minister's leadership, the CMO said.
The Chief Minister also presented a replica of the Kedarnath temple along with prasad from Baba Kedarnath to the Prime Minister.

In the meeting, Dhami expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for his continuous guidance and support in the development of Uttarakhand.
He sought the PM's approval to develop and construct 21 water projects, with a total capacity of 2,123 MW, as recommended by Expert Committee-2.
He also requested to transfer three ropeway projects, (a) Sonprayag-Gaurikund Kedarnath (b) Govind Ghat-Hemkund Sahib and (c) Kathgodam-Nainital for development and operation by the state government.
CM Dhami also requested to direct the Ministry of Civil Aviation to restart the air services of Dehradun-Gauchar-Dehradun and Dehradun-Chinyalisound-Dehradun under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of the Government of India, the CMO said.
The Chief Minister said that he requested the concerned ministry for directions for permission to operate small aircraft on the Chinyalisound airstrip in Uttarkashi district.
The Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to notify two routes, (a) Khairna-Ranikhet-Bangidhar-Bajron Motorway (256.9 km) and (b) Kathgodam-Bhimtal Lohaghat-Pancheshwar Motorway (189 km) as National Highways to connect Kumaon and Garhwal. Along with this, he also requested for approval of the remaining length of Dehradun Ring Road, the CMO added in its statement.