Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the gift of ropeway project to the State for making the Kedarnath Yatra more accessible. The work on the ropeway project would commence soon. Addressing a public meeting at Agastyamuni in Rudraprayag district on Monday, the CM said that the work on Kedarnath reconstruction is going on at a fast pace. He said that safe conduction of the Yatra was a challenge but the task was accomplished by the support of the public representatives and the administration. He said that the work on the Karnprayag- Rishikesh RAILWAY line is also going at a fast pace and more and more pilgrims would visit the State in future. Dhami said that the is committed to provide EMPLOYMENT to the youth and create self employment opportunities for them. He said that soon recruitment on seven thousand posts would be done by the Public Service Commission. The CM said that the State government has set a target to make one lakh Women as Lakhpati Didis. He said that one thousand new orchards are being developed in the State.
The CM laid the foundation stone of a Nursing college at Kothadi village on the occasion. The college would be constructed at a cost of Rs 20.44 crore. He directed the officers to ensure that the construction work of the college is completed on time. Dhami said that a mini stadium at Dharcot in Agastyamuni would be constructed.