During the meeting, the Chief Minister requested the Union Finance Minister to finance an amount of 1,774 crores for the Saung Dam drinking water project under the special assistance of the Government of India for capital expenditure.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and thanked him for the various railway projects being implemented in the State. CM discussed with the Railway Minister about Jan Shatabdi rail service between Tanakpur-Dehradun, Delhi-Ramnagar, Ramnagar-Haridwar-Dehrad
According to the Chief Minister's Office, along with holding discussions on plans for the state's development, the CM will also invite Prime Minister Modi to visit Uttarakhand when the gates of the Chardham are opened.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday at State Secretariat reviewed the preparations going on under the theme of Strong Uttarakhand @ 25.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday reached the Disaster Management Center at the Secretariat and reviewed the situation arising out of the rains in the state with the officials.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that Rs 23.28 crore has been sanctioned to Uttarakhand under the Agriculture Development Scheme and Rs 34.66 crore as a financial incentive under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by the Central Government.
"Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dhami visited the memorial of Paramveer Chakra Major Somnath Sharma this morning and paid tribute to him at his memorial," an official said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday flagged off vehicles carrying relief materials for the land subsidence-affected areas of Joshimath.
While addressing the media, Chief Minister Dhami said, "All necessary preparations for the G20 summit have been done from administrative and security point of view".