From a 12 MW hydroelectric project in a remote border district to interlocking tiles on village lanes in Dehradun — Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami signed off on a sweeping bundle of infrastructure sanctions on 13 August 2026, releasing over Rs 190 crore across energy, roads, bridges and police modernisation in a single executive round.

Pithoragarh Gets Its Power Push

The centrepiece of the announcement is the Tankul Jal Vidyut Pariyojna, a 12 megawatt hydroelectric project in Pithoragarh district that has now received Rs 159.60 crore from the Public Investment Board for construction. Pithoragarh — a high-altitude border district sharing a frontier with Nepal and Tibet — has long faced chronic power shortfalls, and small-to-medium hydro has been the state's preferred fix since Uttarakhand's formation in 2000. Alongside the power project, the government cleared Rs 4.75 crore to upgrade and expand the Chaukori tourist rest house, a popular hill-station stop that has seen visitor pressure outpace its ageing infrastructure.

Roads Sanctioned Across Tehri, Dehradun and Pauri

Under the State Plan, Rs 3.25 crore has been approved for the reconstruction and strengthening of the Saudi Lagga Kyari motor road in Jaunpur development block, Dhanolti assembly constituency, Tehri Garhwal. In Sahaspur constituency, Dehradun district, Rs 4.23 crore will fund interlocking tile construction and repair on damaged internal roads across seven villages: Sumeoru Vihar (Jhimwredi), Suddhowala, Selaqui, Ummedpur, Ambiwala, Thakurpur and Khushalpur. Further south, Rs 3.45 crore has been sanctioned for improvement of km 13 to 17 of the Kanskhait-Asgad-Ghandyal Dhar-Alasu-Kunkuli motor road in Kaljikhal development block, Pauri Garhwal. A separate Rs 3.31 crore will build a 36-metre double-lane bridge at Gabbar Singh Camp in Kotdwar, under Dugadda development block in the same district.

75 Vehicles and a Riot-Control Top-Up for Uttarakhand Police

The police department comes away with a significant capital boost. CM Dhami approved the purchase of 75 vehicles — comprising 21 Scorpios, 26 Boleros, four 32-seater buses, eight 24-seater buses, eight 12-seater buses, five 11-tonne trucks and three 4-tonne trucks. Additionally, Rs 68.01 lakh in residual payment for five riot-control and jammer vehicles procured in financial year 2025-26 has been approved, with a total outlay of Rs 12.00 crore placed at the disposal of the Director General of Police. Fleet modernisation of this scale is a periodic but politically visible exercise — it signals operational readiness at a time when Uttarakhand's difficult terrain places unusual logistical demands on its security forces.

Taken together, the approvals follow Uttarakhand's established pattern of bundling district-level works into a single executive announcement — a governance rhythm that keeps the pipeline visible without requiring separate press events for each sanction. The real test, as always, will be whether fund releases and contractor mobilisation keep pace with the financial year's calendar.