CM TS Rawat presents a memento to GOC Northern Command Lt Gen Harish Tukhral in Dehradun on Tuesday. Tribune photograph

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, January 30

A civil-military liaison meeting took place today in which Chief Minister TS Rawat urged the Army to extend support to the state government’s drive to revive the Kosi and Rispana rivers.Besides, several issues were discussed, including shifting of Army CSD depot, UPNAL building and SIDCUL land at Udham Singh Nagar.Sub-area Commander, Major General JS Yadav, said if the Army decided to shift the UPNAL office, it would make temporary arrangements for housing at the sub-area. But, for the time being, it was not being shifted. Rawat offered to construct a building for UPNAL if the land was provided by the Army with the promise that the Army would continue to have possession rights on the building and the land.There was also an agreement for the shifting of the CSD depot that is located near Aaraghar Chowk to Transport Nagar which would aid in decongesting traffic on the EC roadOn the issue of 200 acres at Udham Singh Nagar, which the Army wants to acquire it, it came to light that the land was given by the UPSIDC to Nepa Limited. Now this land is with SIDCUL where it proposes to set up an industrial estate. The Chief Minister suggested that a joint survey by the DM of Udham Singh Nagar and MD, SIDCUL, would be undertaken to ascertain the situation. Further, state government officials would also carry out a survey so that a NOC could be given to the Army for transferring 463 acres at Harsil.The meeting was attended by GOC, North, Lt Gen Harish Thukral, GOC, Sub-area, Major General J S Yadav, Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, DGP AK Raturi, Principal Secretary Radha Raturi, Principal Secretary Anand Vardhan and other officials from the Army and the state government.