Uttarakhand to launch heli service for transporting deceased to their homes
The Uttarakhand government is set to introduce a heli ambulance service to airlift deceased individuals from state hospitals to their homes.
The Uttarakhand government is set to introduce a heli ambulance service to airlift deceased individuals from state hospitals to their homes.
The administration informed the High Court that no permission had been given for Mahapanchayat on December 1.
It has also instructed district administrations across the state to provide land for creating additional dumping grounds for road construction bodies.
The Uttarakhand government will not give the benefits of its jobs and social welfare schemes to those not registering their marriages once the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is enforced in October.
The project's first phase was to start in the beginnimg of financial year 2024 but it has not yet started for the want of the finance. It will be implemented by the state Forest Department through its State Level Federation (SLF) headed by the PCCF Van Panchayat.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami raised the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 25 requesting him to give approval since the 24 hydropower projects were cleared by the apex court.
The Uttarakhand government claimed that this would be the first initiative of its kind in the country.
Considering the unprecedented footfall, dignitaries and state officials are requested to avoid visiting the dhams from 10 to 25 May for the sake of convenience, the state chief secretaries wrote to her counterparts in other states.
The decision has been taken in view of massive online bookings for pilgrimage starting from May 10, 2024.
The Uttarakhand Transport Department has worked out an action plan to set up 28 charging points along the Chardham pilgrimage route.
