
The Chief Minister directed the officers that Saung and Jamrani multipurpose projects are important projects for the state from the point of view of drinking water and irrigation. He said that the work related to the approval of the remaining of the Saung Dam drinking water project should be completed soon. He directed the officers of the Irrigation Department to ensure that projects are not delayed, if there is any problem, then such cases should be brought to the higher level. He directed the officers that the construction work of Kolidhek, Tharkot lake and Gagas reservoir should be completed soon. He said that it should be ensured that the period for completion of the scheme which has been fixed, it should be completed within that period. The Chief Minister directed that sprinkler based irrigation should be done on pilot basis in every village at the block level.
The Chief Minister directed the officers of the Irrigation Department to prepare a drainage plan for the urban areas of the state at the earliest. Special attention should be paid towards water conservation and water conservation. More effective efforts are needed to increase the capacity of reservoirs. The Chief Minister said that when the next meeting of the Irrigation Department will be held, it should be decided today itself. All the departments should ensure that whatever decisions are taken in the meeting and the progress of the targets being given is presented in the next meeting.
In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Anand Bardhan, Secretary R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Shailesh Bagoli, H.C. Semwal, S.N. Pandey, Additional Secretary Lalit Mohan Rayal, Irrigation Department head Mukesh Mohan and departmental officers were present.