Dehradun: In a major boost to the village panchayats, which is the lowest rung of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday received a sanction of Rs 2,000 crore

In what could be a big boost to those fighting against rampant mining in Uttarakhand, the state government is contemplating making Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts as no-mining zones.