Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday attended a programme at Sushila Tiwari Government Medical College in Haldwani, where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 40 development projects worth Rs 147.28 crore. According to an official release, 23 projects valued at Rs 72.38 crore were inaugurated, while foundation stones were laid for 17 projects costing Rs 74.90 crore. The Chief Minister said these initiatives would speed up development in Nainital district.

He stated that the government is moving rapidly toward the vision of a "Developed Uttarakhand," with steady progress being made across sectors. He added that several landmark decisions taken by the state have become examples for others to follow. Alongside development, he stressed the government's commitment to safeguarding the state’s cultural heritage.

Reaffirming that the administration’s priority is the overall advancement of Uttarakhand, he highlighted key decisions such as the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, a stringent anti-copying law, and an anti-conversion law. He also asserted that the state’s culture, traditions, and sanctity would be firmly protected.

Among the 23 completed projects were a 30-metre motor bridge over the Shipra River; a technology laboratory at the Government ITI in Haldwani; tube wells in Kotabagh, Mahadevpuram, Jhaluwajhala, Belpokhra, and Bailpadav; a laboratory at the Women’s College; stabilizer installations at tube wells in Lalkuan; and 14 drinking water schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission covering multiple villages. A new building at the Veterinary Hospital in Ramgarh was also inaugurated, among other works. On the occasion, under the Chief Minister’s announcement and the Special Plan Assistance programme, he also performed the Bhoomi Pujan for the Haldwani-Kathgodam source and treatment augmentation drinking water scheme, which has been approved at a cost of Rs 154.43 crore.