Uttarakhand

• 05 Aug 2023

For the 1st time in 200 years, Mussoorie gets a Complete Tehsil Status

Why in News?

On August 3, 2023, the Uttarakhand cabinet approved the proposal to make Mussoorie, the queen of mountains, a tehsil. After the formation of Tehsil, the people of the city will get a lot of convenience and the administrative system of the city will be strengthened.

Key Points:

• Historian Jayaprakash Uttarakhandi said that Mussoorie never had a complete tehsil in two hundred years of its establishment. During the British period, the commissionerate was operated from Meerut. From 1840, the city magistrate was posted.
• The facilities which were available in England at that time, all those facilities were made available by the British in Mussoorie. To improve the arrangements, the British formed the Mussoorie City Board in 1850. Now the government has given Tehsil status to Mussoorie.
• Mussoorie, the queen of hill stations, is famous for its natural beauty, social life and entertainment. Mussoorie, 38 km from Dehradun, is an attractive hill station with its green hills and diverse flora & fauna.

Haridwar-Rishikesh Ganga Corridor to be built on the lines of Kashi Vishwanath, Mahakal

Why in News?

On August 3, 2023, the Uttarakhand cabinet approved the proposal to build the Haridwar-Rishikesh Ganga Corridor on the lines of Kashi Vishwanath, Mahakal. Along with this, the cabinet has also approved the selection of the planning company for making the master plan of the Ganga corridor.

Key Points:

• Chief Secretary Dr. SS Sandhu informed that Haridwar and Rishikesh cities are being redeveloped. For this Haridwar-Rishikesh Ganga Corridor project will be prepared.
• Devipura to Bhupatwala (Doodhadhari Chowk) in Haridwar, 1.5-kilometre radius from Har Ki Pauri, Kankhal area (Daksh Mandir and Sanyas Road), Bhupatwala to Saptarishi Ashram (Bharat Mata Mandir area) and entire area of Tapovan in Rishikesh, Core area near railway station, area near ISBT and area near Triveni Ghat etc. have been included in this project.
• A target has been set to complete the Ganga Corridor work within two and a half years, for which the government will set up the Haridwar, Rishikesh Redevelopment Company Limited. The High Power Steering Committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary for administrative, financial and technical approval of the project and monitoring of the project.