Overview
- On Monday Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reprimanded senior officials for slow progress and told implementing agencies to submit detailed progress reports to the chief secretary within 15 days.
- Dhami set a hard public benchmark that construction activity must be visibly underway by November 9 and said he will hold another review after the 15-day reporting window.
- The review covered more than 11 projects handled by agencies such as NHLML, Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation and the state tourism department, including the large Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib ropeways of about 12.9 km and 12.4 km respectively.
- He directed district magistrates and departments to resolve land acquisition, forest land transfer and departmental clearance issues through close coordination with executing agencies.
- Officials say ropeways will ease pilgrim and tourist access, cut road congestion and create local jobs, but years of administrative and clearance delays must be fixed before those benefits appear.