Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday launched the 'Doctor Aapke Dwar' initiative from his residence in Dehradun, marking the start of a free doorstep health service aimed at providing medical support directly to citizens across the state.
A day earlier, on Monday, CM Dhami inaugurated the newly renovated ice rink at Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun. Highlighting its significance, he said the reopening of the ice rink is a proud moment not just for Uttarakhand, but for the entire country.
"South-Eastern Asian Winter Games were held in this ice skating rink built in 2011, in which players from many countries like India, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka participated. Later, no attention was paid to this rink, which was why it was closed, but our government decided to restart it to establish Uttarakhand as a sports land," he said.
The Chief Minister stressed the government's strong resolve in reviving the rink.
"We had resolved that even if we have to call engineers from abroad, we will restart this ice skating rink, and we worked firmly in this direction and were successful," Dhami noted.
To make the facility sustainable, a 1 MW solar plant has been installed to power the rink.
"We had organised the National Games on the theme of Green Games, carrying forward the same commitment, a 1 MW solar plant has also been installed to run this ice skating rink. This ice skating rink is an international standard rink, which is probably the largest skating rink not only in the country but also in South Asia. The department has also received a proposal from the Ice Skating Federation of India to organise games in this rink," he added.