<p>Uttarakhand government has decided to construct small underground tunnels to address the perennial problem of parking in the hills.</p>.<p>A proposal to this effect moved by the Public Works Department (PWD) got the state cabinet's nod at its meeting here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The tunnels will serve as parking lots in the hills, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S S Sandhu told reporters.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/uttarakhand-becomes-first-state-to-implement-nep-at-pre-primary-level-1126021.html">Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement NEP at pre-primary level</a></strong></p>.<p>Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, Tehri Hydro Power Development Corporation and Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited have been roped in to construct the tunnels, he said.</p>.<p>Geographical surveys will be conducted before the construction of the tunnels begins, he said.</p>.<p>In another major decision, the Cabinet gave its approval to Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management Centre manual, officials said.</p>.<p>The institute will be the first of its kind in the country and work on landslide mitigation and management in the disaster-prone state, they said.</p>.<p>According to officials, the cabinet gave its approval for speeding up implementation of the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project which has been stuck since 2019 due to lack of clarity about its height.</p>.<p>The Cabinet has also decided to give 100 acres of land free of cost to the Centre to establish a satellite centre of AIIMS near Kichcha in Udham Singh Nagar District, officials said.</p>.<p>It also decided to impose a fee on mobile companies installing their towers in the state, they said.</p>
<p>Uttarakhand government has decided to construct small underground tunnels to address the perennial problem of parking in the hills.</p>.<p>A proposal to this effect moved by the Public Works Department (PWD) got the state cabinet's nod at its meeting here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The tunnels will serve as parking lots in the hills, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S S Sandhu told reporters.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/uttarakhand-becomes-first-state-to-implement-nep-at-pre-primary-level-1126021.html">Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement NEP at pre-primary level</a></strong></p>.<p>Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, Tehri Hydro Power Development Corporation and Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited have been roped in to construct the tunnels, he said.</p>.<p>Geographical surveys will be conducted before the construction of the tunnels begins, he said.</p>.<p>In another major decision, the Cabinet gave its approval to Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management Centre manual, officials said.</p>.<p>The institute will be the first of its kind in the country and work on landslide mitigation and management in the disaster-prone state, they said.</p>.<p>According to officials, the cabinet gave its approval for speeding up implementation of the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project which has been stuck since 2019 due to lack of clarity about its height.</p>.<p>The Cabinet has also decided to give 100 acres of land free of cost to the Centre to establish a satellite centre of AIIMS near Kichcha in Udham Singh Nagar District, officials said.</p>.<p>It also decided to impose a fee on mobile companies installing their towers in the state, they said.</p>