Putting forward the two demands before Chief Minister Harish Rawat, PCC president Kishor Upadhyay who led a delegation to meet him said it was high time for aPanchayati Raj Act in Uttarakhand as it completes 15 years of its existence on October 9 this year.
A Panchayati Raj Act will strengthen the panchayat bodies in the state while passage of a resolution on sustainable Himalayan development will ensure development of the hill states and conservation of Himalayan ecology, he said.