New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Uttarakhand's State Property Department has reviewed plans for a Rs.48.84 crore state guest house at Ratura in Rudraprayag and 48 new Category-3 residential units at Race Course in Dehradun, with the projects designed around modern facilities, environmental safeguards and long-term utility.

The proposals were discussed in two meetings chaired by Secretary State Property and Housing R Rajesh Kumar, following Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's directions to modernise government properties. The department said the projects would combine contemporary facilities with environmental considerations and lower future maintenance requirements.

The proposed state guest house at Ratura has an estimated cost of Rs.48.84 crore...