Tag: Uttarakhand

9th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit organized in Dehradun

December 15, 2020

• The 9th edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) organized in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• The four-day-long summit was organized by Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) and hosted by Sustainable Development Forum Uttaranchal (SDFU), Dehradun.
• The theme for 2020 SMDS was ‘Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation and Acceleration’.

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat introduced Suryadhar Lake

December 1, 2020

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has introduced the Suryadhar lake at Doiwala, Dehradun.
• The Suryadhar lake is 550 meters long, 28 meters wide and 10 meters deep with a capacity of 77,000 cubic meters.

Country’s longest motorable single-lane bridge initiated in Uttarakhand

November 10, 2020

• India’s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge has been initiated in Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. The Dobra-Chanti Jhula (suspension) bridge, was introduced by the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to mark the 20th foundation day of the state on 9th November 2020.

DMC started the “Plastic Lao Mask Le Jao” initiative

November 6, 2020

• In Uttarakhand, Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has started a drive named Plastic Lao MASK LE JAO to combat the menace of plastic waste and contain the spread of COVID-19.
• It has distributed Five thousand face masks in replacement for plastic waste.

Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana launched by the Uttarakhand govt.

October 10, 2020

• Mukhyamantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana launched in Dehradun by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat with an aim to promote self-employment of the youth and also promote production of green energy.

Uttarakhand govt partnered with ITBP to promote adventure tourism

September 24, 2020

• Uttarakhand government partnered with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote adventure sports activities at Tehri Lake in the state.

NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate

September 8, 2020

• The National Statistical Office (NSO) released a report titled ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’. As per the report Kerala topped the list while Andhra Pradesh emerged as the least literate state, standing below Bihar.
• Delhi stands at second position with 89% literacy rate. Uttarakhand is at number three with a literacy rate of 87.6% while Assam freezes at number four with 85.9% literacy rate.

A total of 24 States now adopted ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’

August 2, 2020

• Four additional states, namely Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand adopted the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ plan of the Central government. The remaining states/UT will implement this scheme by March 2021.

Uttarakhand launched First UDAN-RCS service

July 30, 2020

• Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation flagged off the first helicopter service by Pawan Hans in Uttarakhand under the UDAN-RCS scheme on 29 July.
• The new heli service will enable connectivity between Dehradun, New Tehri, Srinagar and Gauchar. It will enhance the aerial connectivity between hilly regions in Uttarakhand. It will reduce the average travel time to 20-25 minutes. The move will assist the Chaar Dhaam Yatra pilgrims.

Uttarakhand is ready to start ‘Waste to Energy’ initiative

July 16, 2020

• An initiative titled ‘Waste to Energy’ will be launched by Uttarakhand very soon.
• The main objective of this initiative is to convert waste generated in the state to electricity.