Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, is scheduled to visit Almora today on a two-day tour as part of the ongoing outreach and development review programme through the state government. The Chief Minister is also expected to visit major development projects and meet with the officials during his stay, as well as discuss the local issues that affect the hill district.
CM Dhami will be conducting meetings with the district administration officers to evaluate the progress of other government schemes concerning infrastructure, healthcare, education, tourism, and rural development, according to the official sources. The Chief Minister would also tend to make visits to the projects that are underway and provide instructions on how they should be completed on time. There can be public interaction programmes in which the residents can bring forth their concerns to the government.
The visit is perceived as an important event to Almora because the district has been demanding special attention on matters relating to road network, job creation and promotion of the district through tourism. The authorities claimed that the state government will rejuvenate its efforts in the development of the region because of the enhanced coordination between the local government and the Chief Minister during his visit.
In the meantime, the local Member of Parliament will also open a sports festival in Almora around the same time. The event will be held with the purpose of popularising the sports culture, motivating youths to participate and also help in cultivating new talent within the hill districts. The festival will include different sports events that involve the students, young athletes and local sports associations.
According to the organizers, the sports festival represents the priorities of the state government in the development of sports and the empowerment of youth. Uttarakhand has also given a number of players on the national and international level, and through such events, young players are given a platform to display their talent, and a culture of discipline and teamwork is created. The event will also increase the involvement of the community and lead to a healthy lifestyle among the young people.
The security operations and administrative planning have been reinforced due to the visit of the Chief Minister and the opening of the sports festival. District authorities and police have been ordered to make sure that traffic flows and all the planned programmes are successfully implemented.
On the whole, the two-day visit of CM Dhami and the opening of the sports festival emphasize the priorities of the government in the balanced development of the region and projects aimed at the youth. The visit will revive the new spirit in development activities within the Almora region, besides encouraging the youths to take up sports and athletics.
