Finally, a capital question for Uttarakhand
Swati R Sharma
DEHRADUN, Aug 18. The Uttarakhand capital selection commission has finally submitted its report to the chief minister Maj Gen (Retd) BC Khanduri with suggestions of possible places to be considered for the permanent capital of the state. The commission which received extension for as many as eleven terms finally compiled its report on the concluding day of its final term.
The chairman of the Commission, Mr Justice Virender Dikshit submitted the final report to the chief minister on Sunday. It was the concluding day of the term of the commission when the report finally reached on the table of the chief minister.
According to the sources the commission had suggested four places which could be the capital of Uttarakhand. These include Ramnagar, Gairsain, IDPL (Rishikesh) and the interim capital Dehradun . These names have been suggested by the commission after years of study , research and survey. Various factors like geographical conditions, connectivity, feasibility and even the common public opinion has been sought by the commission.
After accepting the report the Chief Minister said that he had instructed the chief secretary to study it thoroughly .
"Only when the entire report is analysed than we would be in a position to give any statement on it or take a decision in this regard," stated the CM.
The establishment of a permanent capital of Uttarakhand is a long standing demand of the people of the state.
The people of the hill districts have been particularly demanding a centrally located capital for the state, at Gairsain for instance, and the government have been under tremendous pressure on this issue.
Ever since the demand for statehood was raised people have been betting upon Gairsain, a centrally located city lying between Kumaon and Garhwal as the capital. But when the state of Uttarakhand was formed it was Dehradun which was made its temporary capital . However on 11 January, 2001 a commission was constituted to suggest the possible places for setting up a capital by the interim government.
Though it was suspended after a month and a half, when the first elected government took over, the one member commission was revived in 2002. It only became functional from 1 February, 2003 and thereafter received extensions for as many as eleven times.
DEHRADUN, Aug 18. The Uttarakhand capital selection commission has finally submitted its report to the chief minister Maj Gen (Retd) BC Khanduri with suggestions of possible places to be considered for the permanent capital of the state. The commission which received extension for as many as eleven terms finally compiled its report on the concluding day of its final term.
The chairman of the Commission, Mr Justice Virender Dikshit submitted the final report to the chief minister on Sunday. It was the concluding day of the term of the commission when the report finally reached on the table of the chief minister.
According to the sources the commission had suggested four places which could be the capital of Uttarakhand. These include Ramnagar, Gairsain, IDPL (Rishikesh) and the interim capital Dehradun . These names have been suggested by the commission after years of study , research and survey. Various factors like geographical conditions, connectivity, feasibility and even the common public opinion has been sought by the commission.
After accepting the report the Chief Minister said that he had instructed the chief secretary to study it thoroughly .
"Only when the entire report is analysed than we would be in a position to give any statement on it or take a decision in this regard," stated the CM.
The establishment of a permanent capital of Uttarakhand is a long standing demand of the people of the state.
The people of the hill districts have been particularly demanding a centrally located capital for the state, at Gairsain for instance, and the government have been under tremendous pressure on this issue.
Ever since the demand for statehood was raised people have been betting upon Gairsain, a centrally located city lying between Kumaon and Garhwal as the capital. But when the state of Uttarakhand was formed it was Dehradun which was made its temporary capital . However on 11 January, 2001 a commission was constituted to suggest the possible places for setting up a capital by the interim government.
Though it was suspended after a month and a half, when the first elected government took over, the one member commission was revived in 2002. It only became functional from 1 February, 2003 and thereafter received extensions for as many as eleven times.
Reproduced from : The Statesman
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