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Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed the officials to select two rivers of the state and work towards its revival, while reviewing the Jalgam Department at the Jalgam Management Directorate, Indranagar.
During the meeting held on Thursday, Chief Minister Dhami directed officials to select one river from Garhwal Mandal and one river from Kumaon Mandal.
He also directed to build small ponds in areas sensitive to forest fires. He sought public cooperation for the same and said that along with the conservation of natural resources, special attention should be given by the Jalgam Department towards increasing the livelihood of the people.
He said “in the construction of various projects, it should also be assessed whether it is having any effect on the water sources, work should also be done towards the revival of water sources affected by the construction of schemes. Vibrant Village should also be given priority under the schemes run by Jalgam.”
He directed officials to complete externally aided projects within the stipulated period and to give top priority to the schemes assisted by the Central Government. He also directed to expedite the schemes with a 90 per cent central share and a 10 per cent state share.
He also directed the Spring and River Rejuvenation Authority to prepare short and long-term treatment plans for the revival of natural water sources and rain-fed rivers and evaluate and monitor them.
CM Dhami also directed that work should be done keeping in mind sustainable water resource management, sustainable land and ecosystem management, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation for the planning and implementation of watershed development projects. Effective steps should be taken in collaboration with the Forest Department to reduce human-wildlife conflict.
