India, May 20 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved financial and administrative sanctions worth Rs.1,344 crore for a wide range of infrastructure, tourism, irrigation, electricity and welfare-related projects across the state.

According to an official statement, the approvals include projects linked to electricity distribution, drinking water supply, irrigation facilities, tourism infrastructure, parking projects, residential and non-residential buildings, district plans and conservation of the indigenous Badri cow.

Among the key approvals, the Chief Minister sanctioned the remaining Rs.63.62 lakh for construction of a tubewell in Vikasnagar Colony in Nainital district's Bithoria No. 1 area. He also approved th...