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Uttarakhand seeks 1,500 crore

Sandeep Joshi

NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank met Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal here on Monday and urged him to give necessary clearances and provide financial help for two vital water projects – the Saung Dam project in Dehra Dun and the Jamrani Dam project in Haldwani (Nainital).

Mr. Nishank told the Union Minister that clearances for the two projects had been obtained from the Forests and Environment Ministry but it was due to lack of a go-ahead from the Water Resources Ministry and paucity of funds that the State Government was unable to implement the projects.

The Chief Ministersought around Rs.1,500 crore from the Centre for the two projects that would meet the drinking water needs of lakhs of residents of the hill State’s two major cities – Dehra Dun and Haldwani. he told the Union Minister that while the Saung Dam project was crucial for the State capital, the Jamrani Dam project was vital for Haldwani city and expansion of the 60,000 hectare irrigation facility for Nainital district.

“The Jamrani project was recommended by the Planning Commission in 1975 and approved by the Central Water Commission in 1989, but since then little progress has been made on it,” he informed.

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