Saroori held meeting with District Administration Kishtwar and Managements of GVK and LnT companies

Held public redressal meeting at Sigdi Chatroo

Kishtwar, June 09: - Congress MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today held a meeting with District Administration Kishtwar and Managements of M/S GVK Power Project and Lnt Company.

Threadbare discussion was held on to release immediately the balanced amount to the land owners as compensation on account of acquisition of land and rehabilitation of affected families due to construction of Rattle Power Project at Drabshallah.

Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Javed Ahmed Khan, Vice Chairman GVK Parosna Reddy, MD Lnt Kailash Sharma, sectoral officers and others were present in the meeting.

In the meeting it was decided that GVK Energy Limited will give preference to local un-employment youth of Drabshalla block at first instance including to those families whose land were acquired for the project. After adjustment of unemployed youths from Drabshalla, the company will give preference to unemployed youths of Kishtwar District and adjoining areas as the same was agreed in principle by the management while signing the MoU with government of Jammu and Kashmir.

Discussion on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (RR) plan was also discussed in detail and DC Kishtwar directed management to speed up RR plan so that people of the area will take benefit.

In the meeting it was also decided that GVK Company will recruit in the Rattle power project instead of LnT Company. GVK Company also agreed to absorb all Civil engineers in the said power project through proper procedure by notification.

Later Saroori held a public grievance redressal meeting at far flung areas of Sigdi area of Chatroo block of Kishtwar District.

A large number of people of villages Mulchitter, Malwar, Karal Pura, Mar Khal, Heewal , Bugnaar, Shaan Gaam, Darwal Mohallah, Bhata, Balana etc including Panchs and Sarpanchs of the adjoining Panchayats participated in the meeting.

The people apprised Saroori about various problems being faced by them. They raised the issues of the irregular distribution of ration in the CAPD outlets, electricity, infrastructure, shortage of teaching staff in schools, non-payment of MGNREGA wages and unavailability of mid day meal ration in schools. People also highlighted the poor condition of various water supply schemes in the area and demanded to ensure regular supply of clean drinking water to all villages.

Saroori after listening to the problems of people, sought reports from the concerning officers while most of the issues were settled on the spot.

While addressing the people, Saroori said he will leave no stone unturned to ensure equal development in all the areas of Inderwal Constituency. He asked the officers and engineers to ensure quick response in their respective jurisdiction in this hour of need. He said there should be no laxity in this regards. He said prosperity of poor people is high on the agenda, adding the steps taken in this direction are showing encouraging results. He asked people to extend full cooperation in taking forward development projects in the areas.

Later, Saroori distributed cheques of financial assistance among the beneficiaries under old age pensions scheme beside distributed appointment orders among eleven newly appointed ReT teachers of Sigdi area.

Among prominent Bidya Lal Sharma, Chowdhary Qasim, Abdul Hamid Bhawani, Taraq Hussain Mintoo, Abdul Lateif Shah, Mohammad Amin, Haji Jamal Din, Ghulam Mouhideen, Shabir Ahmed Dev, Mohd Iqbal Bandey, Santosh Kumar, Pershant Bhandari and people in large number were present on the occasion.