Practical training is being provided to newly appointed junior engineers in the housing section by ATI Nainital. With the objective of incorporating quality, innovation, and modern techniques in departmental work, a comprehensive national study tour has been organized for the junior engineers from December 14th to December 26th, 2025. This study tour is being conducted in major urban centers of the country, including Dehradun, Shimla, Chandigarh, Noida, and Delhi. The main objective of this study tour is to provide the engineers with practical exposure to urban planning, housing development, smart city projects, waste management, sewage treatment, slope stability, parking solutions, management of public spaces, and sustainable development models.
*Engineers visit the City Forest Park developed in the Sahastradhara area today*
The study tour commenced in Dehradun. In the first phase of the study tour, the engineers visited the City Forest Park developed by the Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) in the Sahastradhara area. During this visit, the engineers studied in detail the park’s planning, landscape design, green development model, environmental conservation measures, and management of civic amenities. During the visit, the engineers interacted with students, teachers, and their families from various schools who had come to visit the park, and learned about their feedback and experiences regarding the City Forest. The feedback received from the general public provided the engineers with an opportunity to understand how public green spaces can be developed in accordance with the needs of the citizens and environmental balance. This experience proved to be extremely useful and educational for the engineers.
Following this, the engineers will visit other areas of Dehradun to study the Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC), ITDA, smart city projects, urban surveillance systems, landscaping of public parks, material recovery centers, and redevelopment work of heritage sites. Afterward, the team of engineers will proceed to Shimla. In Shimla, the engineers will directly observe residential schemes in hilly areas operated by the Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA), slope-based construction techniques, urban mobility, structured parking, heritage public spaces, and innovations related to urban governance.
In the next phase, the study tour will be held in Chandigarh, where the engineers will study the Pink Material Recovery Facility, RDF plant, sewage treatment plant, construction and demolition waste plant, Capital Complex, Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, and the ICCC related to citywide data integration. In the final phase of the study tour, the engineers will understand modern office buildings, wetland-based waste management, private residential projects, large public spaces, robotic parking systems, and management models of high-traffic areas like the Akshardham Temple in Noida and Delhi. The study tour will conclude on December 26, 2025. The department believes that this initiative will prove helpful in developing Uttarakhand into a well-organized, smart, and environmentally balanced state in the future.
*Statement by Vice Chairman Banshidhar Tiwari*
Regarding the study tour, the Vice Chairman of the Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA), Banshidhar Tiwari, said that urban development today is no longer limited to just building construction, but has become a matter of coordinating smart technology, environmental balance, and civic amenities. Through this study tour, our junior engineers will directly understand the modern models being adopted in leading cities of the country, which will significantly improve the quality and effectiveness of scheme implementation in Uttarakhand. He said that the state government aims to promote sustainable, safe, and citizen-centric urban development in Uttarakhand, and the training of engineers in this direction is extremely important.
*Statement by Secretary Mohan Singh Barnia*
Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA), Mohan Singh Barnia, said that this study tour is an important initiative to strengthen the technical capabilities, planning skills, and innovation of junior engineers. By understanding the best practices of various states, the engineers will be able to implement them according to the geographical conditions of Uttarakhand. He stated that this visit would provide the engineers with practical experience on topics such as waste management, sewage treatment, smart infrastructure, safe construction in hilly areas, and modern parking solutions, which will directly benefit the state’s housing and urban projects.
