Overview
- At Dehradun’s Forest Research Institute, the Prime Minister inaugurated projects worth about ₹930 crore and laid foundation stones for works of roughly ₹7,210 crore.
- The multi-sector package targets drinking water, irrigation, energy, urban services, education, sports and skills, signaling the start of a broad execution phase.
- Flagship works include the Song Dam drinking-water project for 150 MLD to Dehradun and the Jamarani multipurpose dam in Nainital for water, irrigation and power.
- Urban and social initiatives span Dehradun AMRUT water supply across 23 zones, solar plants on government buildings, new electrical substations, an AstroTurf hockey ground in Haldwani, a Women’s Sports College in Champawat and a dairy plant in Nainital.
- Modi released ₹62 crore to over 28,000 farmers under PM Fasal Bima Yojana and a commemorative postal stamp, praised Uttarakhand’s UCC and related actions, cited a ₹2 lakh crore connectivity pipeline and Dhami announced higher pensions for statehood activists.