Roads carved through university campuses, a steel footbridge over the Rawasan river, landslide zones treated on Himalayan highways, and nurseries watered for the first time by drip lines — in a single afternoon of approvals, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 sanctioned a sprawling package of infrastructure works spanning at least six districts of Uttarakhand, totalling well over ₹70 crore.

₹19.99 Crore for Pantnagar University's Internal Roads

The single largest approval in the package goes to Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology at Pantnagar in Udham Singh Nagar district. India's first agricultural university — established in 1960 — will see its remaining campus road network improved under ₹19.99 crore sanctioned from the Kichha assembly constituency fund. The university hosts thousands of students, researchers, and farm-science professionals whose daily movement depends on an internal road grid that has reportedly deteriorated. This brings long-overdue relief to the campus.

Dharamshalas and Temple Infrastructure Across Gadarpur: ₹2.67 Crore

Across the Gadarpur assembly constituency of Udham Singh Nagar, ₹2.67 crore has been approved for construction of dharamshalas and renovation of temples at multiple locations — including Jainagar No. 3, Chandipur's Sanjay Nagar Khalpada, the Radha Krishna Mandir in Chandipur, wards No. 1 and No. 3 of Nagar Panchayat Dineshpur, the Malyannath Swami Mandir in Lalpuri, the Devidham Mandir in Gram Sabha Khatola No. 2 Baksad, and a dharamshala in Dilipnagar village under Gram Sabha Kulha.

Cement Concrete Roads and Drains in Sahaspur, Dehradun

In Dehradun district's Sahaspur assembly constituency, ₹76.60 lakh has been sanctioned for CC road and drain construction across Gram Panchayat Jhajhara — covering routes through Banshiwala Ambedkar Park, the Kali Mandir, the lane beside the Ayurvedic hospital, internal roads of Sainik Colony, and wards 8 and 9 of Suddhowala. The first instalment released stands at ₹45.96 lakh. Cement concrete tiling ensures a longer lifespan compared to bituminous surfaces in the region's terrain.

Purnagiri Mela Site and the Pokhari–Chandikaghaat Road in Champawat

Champawat district receives two approvals. First, ₹77.22 lakh — with a first instalment of ₹46.33 lakh — for maintenance of the Maa Purnagiri Mela area, including rest sheds and a culvert, easing conditions for the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who visit the site annually. Second, the long-pending Pokhari–Chandikaghaat motor road (total length 7.740 km) under Gangolihaat constituency gets a revised estimate of ₹5.38 crore approved.

A Steel Footbridge Over the Rawasan River in Haridwar: ₹9.34 Crore

Perhaps the most visually striking sanction in the package: a 250-metre steel truss pedestrian bridge over the Rawasan river, connecting Rasulpur, Mangolpura, Aryanagar, and Laldhang in Haridwar district, approved for ₹9.34 crore under the Rural State Plan. For residents of these villages who currently navigate the river on foot — particularly during monsoon — this bridge is not symbolic; it is a lifeline. Haridwar, already a major pilgrimage hub, gains improved rural connectivity linking its hinterland communities.

Police Housing in Narendra Nagar and Salt, Landslide Treatment in Uttarkashi

Security infrastructure gets a push too. ₹9.71 crore is cleared for residential and non-residential building construction at the Police Training College, Narendra Nagar in Tehri Garhwal. A residential building at Salt Police Station in Almora district's Salt constituency receives ₹3.80 crore, with the first instalment set at ₹1.52 crore.

In Uttarkashi district's Purola constituency, the chronic landslide zone at km 9 of Mori–Naitwar–Jakhol motor road (State Highway 48) will be treated at a cost of ₹5.35 crore, with two additional landslide-zone treatment works together drawing another ₹14.50 crore. In the Himalayas, a treated landslide zone is not a line item — it is a community's connection to the outside world.

Eco Task Force Nurseries Get Irrigation Systems: ₹78.50 Lakh

Rounding out the package, ₹78.50 lakh has been sanctioned for irrigation system installation across 10 nurseries run by the Eco Task Force — Army-raised units deployed for afforestation and ecological restoration in Uttarakhand's Himalayan watersheds. Reliable irrigation is foundational to the survival rate of saplings in highland nurseries, making this a quiet but consequential environmental investment.

Taken together, the approvals map the breadth of Uttarakhand's development priorities: agricultural education, pilgrimage infrastructure, rural connectivity, police welfare, Himalayan road safety, and ecological restoration — all in one day's file clearances from the Chief Minister's desk.