Rudrapur: The hometown of Pushkar Singh Dhami — Khatima (Udham Singh Nagar) — wore a festive look on Sunday as he took oath as the new chief minister of the state. Residents of Khatima, situated along the India-Nepal border, are hopeful that the town will now witness a faster pace of development as Dhami, who is also the MLA from the constituency, is at the helm of affairs now.
Nandan Singh Bisht, a Khatima local, said, “We have high expectations as a young leader from our area has been made the chief minister. The poor health infrastructure is a major concern here and hence, we expect the new CM to get a branch of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) sanctioned for the area.”