₹800 crore drainage plan approved for Kashipur: mayor calls it a lasting fix for waterlogging; in-principle nod for ₹49 crore integrated administrative block and ₹32 crore Giri Tal beautification

An ₹800 crore drainage plan has been approved to end waterlogging and drainage problems in Kashipur city. According to Hindustan, mayor Deepak Bali met chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun on Friday to thank him, and said the plan will be an important step towards a lasting solution to waterlogging. The mayor said the chief minister has ordered a government order to be issued to release the funds. The mayor also thanked him for the in-principle approval of a proposed ₹49 crore integrated administrative block and a ₹32 crore beautification of Giri Tal lake, and invited the chief minister to Kashipur to lay the foundation stones of all three projects. It has not yet been said when work will start.