Banbasa, Oct. 4 -- In a new initiative aimed at taking governance to the remote and border areas of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired a state Cabinet meeting at the NHPC complex in Banbasa, Champawat district, bordering the India-Nepal international border.

This was the first-ever Cabinet meeting held in Champawat district, during which several important decisions were taken.

Chief Minister Dhami said Cabinet meetings would no longer remain confined to Dehradun and would also be held in different districts across the state. This would provide an opportunity to place local issues, development potential and regional priorities directly before the government. He said the state government was working to reduce the gap ...