Dehradun, Oct. 30 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 29 Oct: The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), chaired by Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, today approved five development proposals, including major drinking water and irrigation projects, during a meeting held at the Secretariat. Of the eight proposals placed before the committee, five received approval while three were kept pending for further review and examination.
Among the key projects approved was the Irrigation Department's Pandit Syama Prasad Mukherjee Reservoir Project in Sahaspur, announced by the Chief Minister, with an estimated cost of Rs 326.64 crores. The committee also cleared the Khairna Barrage Drinking Water Project in Nainital district at a cost of Rs 382.40 crores. ...