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INDIAN STATE: UTTARAKHAND
Economic Infrastructure
Power
The state has adequate availability of power and is
aiming to further increase hydro power production by
over 5000 MW before the end of the present decade. A
number of small and medium size hydro sites have been
identified to be developed in the private sector or
in public-private partnership, besides development of
projects in the public sector. These measures have been
taken up to ensure supply of quality power to the entrepreneurs
setting up industrial units in the state.
The mission of the state with respect to the power
sector is:
- Achieve 100% rural electrification by March 2007,
Hamlets by March 2008 and rural households by March
2009.
- Provide 24x7 reliable, quality and un-interrupted
supply to its consumers.
- Provide "power to all" on demand.
- Strengthen the existing power network based on
present advanced technology with an objective to reduce
T&D losses.
- Provide power system network with minimal environmental
impact.
- Plan and provide strong power system to the state
and its consumers at an affordable cost.
- Develop a professionally managed organization.
- Generate additional revenue for the Corporation
and State by developing a strong, adequate, reliable
and cohesive power network based on most techno-economical
aspects to contribute towards the development and
prosperity of the State.
- Improve social status of the people.
- Reduce poverty of the people.
- Provide employment in the rural sections by providing
reliable supply.
- Establish Consumer Care Centre, Central Call Centre
etc. to provide Quality Service to the Consumers.
- Release Electricity Connection to the consumers
under Tatkal Sewa within 24 hours for better service
to them.
- Contribute to the formation of a developed &
progressive Uttarakhand State.
Roads
Vision
- Provide high speed connectivity with rest of the
country
- Provide adequate and efficient connectivity to
all the demand drivers (Tourism, Industries, Agriculture
and Urban centres.)
- Provide connectivity to all the villages/habitations
through roads and bridges.
- Provide 100 percent all weather roads.
Strategy for Development
- Identification of core network and all future developments
to be linked to the core network to ensure economies
of scale in terms of traffic counts.
- Work in close co-ordination with the central government
for development of high-speed corridors NH 58 &
87.
- Minimize transaction costs and delays in transportation
through integrated check posts and bypasses along
core network.
- Explore spectrum of private participation in construction,
maintenance and management of corridors through BOT
and other options.
Initiative Underway
- Discussions initiated with multilateral institutions
for development of road network.
- Asian Development Bank - connectivity to sparsely
connected hill districts.
- World Bank - upgradation/ widening of all State
Highways and Major District Roads.
- 300 km of road stretches forming entry points to
the State identified for development through the private
sector.
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