Gairsain Assembly building to be named after freedom fighter

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, September 30

The state Cabinet today gave approval for naming of the Uttarakhand Assembly building after freedom fighter Veer Chandar Singh Garhwali.

Chief Minister Harish Rawat, while briefing mediapersons about the Cabinet decisions, said, besides naming the Assembly building coming up at Gairsain, a inter college at Maso village (Tahlisain block) in Pauri would also be named after Garhwali.

Later, the Chief Minister apprised Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal of the decision.

In another decision, the Cabinet approved the constitution of a five-member committee headed by Lt Gen TPS Rawat (retd) to study the problems being faced by defence personnel and their families. The committee would also seek resolution of their grievances.

The Chief Minister said the government would provide Rs 2 crore for the war memorial coming up at Cheerbag in Dehradun and Rs 1crore for a war memorial at Pithoragarh.

Earlier, the Cabinet saluted the Indian Army for their recent heroic act of carrying out surgical operation against terrorists inside the Pakistan occupied Kashmir.