Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss various key issues related to the state.

The Chief Minister congratulated the Finance Minister on the successful implementation of GST reforms and expressed gratitude for the continued support extended by the Finance Ministry to Uttarakhand.

CM Dhami highlighted that population pressure in the urban areas of Uttarakhand is steadily increasing. In a state that is ecologically sensitive and prone to heavy rainfall, there is a critical need to upgrade and improve the urban drainage system.

He informed that Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) have been prepared for upgrading the stormwater drainage systems in the 10 most rain-affected districts of the state, with a to

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