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The Uttarakhand cabinet approved restructuring the Biotechnology Council and creating mining posts to tackle land subsidence. Flood plain zoning was finalized for the Asan River, while five PWD buildings will be monetized via PPP. A Rs 720-cr NH-7 upgrade aims to ease Chardham Yatra traffic, with CM Dhami thanking PM Modi for the approval. Funds from liquor cess will now support women and child welfare schemes.

Key Points: Uttarakhand Cabinet Approves Biotechnology Council Restructure Under CM Dhami

  • Cabinet approves 18 new Geology & Mining posts for land subsidence
  • Flood plain zoning notified for Asan River banks
  • NH-7 upgrade to boost Chardham Yatra connectivity
  • Women & child welfare fund expanded via liquor cess
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Uttarakhand Cabinet approves amendment in Biotechnology Council's departmental structure

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami-led cabinet approves Uttarakhand Biotechnology Council revamp, 18 new mining posts, and NH-7 upgrade for Chardham Yatra.

"This project will make Chardham Yatra more accessible and smooth - CM Pushkar Singh Dhami"

Dehradun, June 11

In the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, many important decisions were taken, including the approval of an amendment to the departmental structure of the Uttarakhand Biotechnology Council, said a press statement from the CMO Monday.

The Haldwani Headquarters and Dehradun Centre posts will be kept in the integrated cadre.

Approval has been given for creating 18 new Geology and Mining Department posts to deal with incidents like land subsidence. It has been decided to issue the final notification of flood plain zoning on both banks of the Asan River (from Bhatta Fall to Asan Barrage) and to include some construction works in the permissible category.

UIIDB has been entrusted with monetising the operation of 5 inspection buildings (Ranikhet, Uttarkashi, Duggalbitta, Harshil, and Rishikesh) of the Public Works Department in PPP mode. The formation of the Uttarakhand State Allied and Healthcare Council has been approved under the National Allied and Healthcare Professions Commission Act 2021.

The cabinet has decided to operate the fund from the cess on foreign liquor/beer under the Chief Minister's Women and Child Multipurpose Assistance Fund (Corpus Fund). It will be used for assistance in schemes run for women and children, the operation of innovative schemes, and support to orphaned children, destitute people, and old women in disaster.

Earlier, the Central Government has approved the project at a cost of Rs 720.67 crore for the improvement work of Dehradun-Lal Tappar-Nepali Farm section of National Highway-7 and Nepali Farm-Motichur section (total length 36.82 km) of National Highway-34, taking an important step regarding road connectivity and traffic safety in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand.

CM Dhami has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for this important approval. He said that this project will not only ensure fast and safe traffic between Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh, but will also make the Chardham Yatra route more accessible and smooth.

The main objective of this project is to comprehensively improve road safety by grade separation at the existing busy junctions and separating local traffic from the main road traffic.

Under this, additional service roads will also be constructed, reducing accidents and traffic pressure. CM Dhami said that under the leadership of PM Modi, infrastructure is developing rapidly in Uttarakhand, and this project is another strong step towards the development of the state.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
Good to see Uttarakhand focusing on both biotechnology and infrastructure development. The highway project will be a game-changer for Chardham pilgrims. Just hope the execution matches the planning this time! 🙏
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Priya M.
While infrastructure is important, I'm more excited about the Biotechnology Council restructuring. Uttarakhand has so much biodiversity potential - hope this leads to more research jobs for local youth instead of migration.
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Arjun S.
The liquor cess fund for women and children welfare is a smart move. But will there be transparency in how this money is used? We've seen many such funds disappear without proper accountability. Need strong monitoring mechanisms.
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Neha T.
As someone from Haldwani, happy to see our biotech center getting attention! But what about solving the water crisis in the hills? Development should be balanced with ecology. The land subsidence measures are welcome though.
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Sanjay P.
The highway project is much needed - those mountain roads are death traps during monsoon. But 720 crores is a huge amount! Hope there's no corruption in tendering. Gadkari ji usually delivers, so fingers crossed 🤞
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Ananya R.
PPP mode for inspection buildings is interesting, but will local communities benefit? Often such projects only help big contractors. Also, what about preserving the heritage value of these colonial-era buildings in Ranikhet and Uttarkashi?

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