Making the demand at a meeting with Union Minister of Forest and Environment M Verappa Moily in New Delhi, Bahuguna said Uttarakhand's proper representation on the committee to study the effects of hydro electric projects was a must, considering the large number of hydel projects underway in the state.
The chief minister also asked the Union Minister to take into account reports of IIT, Roorkee, Wadia Institute and the Garhwal University before taking a final decision in this regard.
The Centre also agreed to reconsider its notification issued last year declaring a vast area between Gomukh to Uttarkashi as an eco-sensitive zone.
The state government has been opposing the notification and seeking its review on the plea that it will adversely affect development activities in a vast area of the hill district of Uttarkashi.
Moily also agreed to set up a regional office of the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment in Dehradun as requested by the chief minister who said it will give a boost to development activities in the calamity-hit areas of Uttarakhand.