Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Mahesh Dhoundiyal. Delhi.

Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The Chief Minister congratulated the Prime Minister on his historic victory in the Haryana Assembly elections. He said that this victory shows the faith of the common people in the leadership of the Prime Minister.

The Chief Minister also presented a replica of Kedarnath temple and prasad of Baba Kedarnath ji to the Prime Minister.

The Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for his continuous guidance and cooperation in the development of Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister requested for permission to develop and construct 21 water projects (total capacity 2123 MW) recommended by Expert Committee-2. He also requested to transfer three ropeway projects, (a) Sonprayag-Gaurikund Kedarnath (b) Govind Ghat-Hemkund Sahib and (c) Kathgodam-Nainital for development and operation by the State Government.

The Chief Minister also requested to direct the Ministry of Civil Aviation to restart the air services of Dehradun-Gauchar-Dehradun and Dehradun-Chinyalisound-Dehradun under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of the Government of India.

The Chief Minister said that he requested the concerned ministry for directions for permission to operate small aircraft on the Chinyalisound airstrip in Uttarkashi district.

The Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to notify two routes, (a) Khairna-Ranikhet-Bangidhar-Bajron Motorway (256.9 km) and (b) Kathgodam-Bhimtal Lohaghat-Pancheshwar Motorway (189 km) as National Highways to connect Kumaon and Garhwal. Along with this, he also requested for approval of the remaining length of Dehradun Ring Road.