Met with Health and
R&B Ministers at Kishtwar
Chatroo, May 30: -
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Inderwal, Mr. G. M. Saroori while
meeting with Sarpanches, Panches and general public of Tehsil Chatroo at Dak
Bunglow Chatroo said that the road connecting Sinthan of Chatroo in Kishtwar
District with Vailoo from Anantnag side will be made operational within two
week’s time.
He said road
connecting the population of more than fifty thousands of Sub-Division Chatroo
stands blocked due to heavy snowfall at Sinthan Top. He said that, he had
issued the direction to OC GREF for early clearance of this road and within two
week’s time this prestigious road will be made operational.
Tehsildar Chatroo
Sheetal Singh, XEEN R&B Chatroo, BMO Chatroo, SHO Chatroo besides officers
from RDD, PHE, CAPD, PDD, R&B and Revenue were also present.
Saroori asked the
officers to involve the Panchs, Sarpanchs, in making plan of development works
under various flagship programmes of the government and called upon them for
positive contribution for grassroots development. He also listened to the
problems of elected members of Panchayats.
He urged Tehsildar
Chatroo, Mugalmaidan and BDOs to hold monthly meetings with departments which
had been associated with the panchayats. Saroori also asked sarpanches and
Panches to formulate charter of demands in respect of each panchayat and raise
the issue during the grievance redressal camps and meetings.
The meeting also
discussed the status of the construction of various panchayat ghars and various
rural development schemes.
The free medical
camp was also inaugurated and organized by Vice President J&K PCC G. M.
Saroori-(MLA Inderwal) at Chatroo. He exhorted all patients to utilise the
facility of medical camp to identify their problems at an early stage. He
underscored the need for organising more such camps in remote and hilly area
for ensuring maximum benefits to the people by this type of health care
facilities.
The team of doctors
including Dr Pandita Physician District Hospital Kishtwar, Dr. Abdul Latief BMO
Chatroo, Dr. Syed Tajamul MO Chatroo, Dr. Mudassir MO Chatroo and other
paramedical staff of PHC Chatroo did health examination of the inhabitants and
provided consultation, counseling to the needy of all age groups including
children, women and elders besides free medicines for the smooth functioning of
the camp were also distributed to the patients, after their examination by the
doctors.
Earlier in the
morning Saroori met with Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and
Trainings Departments, Choudhary Lal Singh and Minister for Public Works
(R&B), Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari here at helipad Kishtwar and discussed
the shortage of Doctors in district Kishtwar and Doda & handing over of
Kishtwar-Sinthan road to GREF.
He demanded
immediate posting of Surgeon, Anesthesia and Gynecologist in Thathri hospital
besides posting of Doctors in PHC Rahal Thal Kuchal, Sigdi, Sarthal, Patnazi
and Mugalmaidan so that people of rural areas won’t face any hardship in this
regard and in the better interest of the public.
While discussing
with Minister for PWD (R&B), Mr. Altaf Bukhari, Saroori demanded immediate
handover of road from Kishtwar to Singthan to central agency General Reserve
Engineering Force commonly known as GREF.
Saroori said Roads
and building department failed in opening and maintenance of prestigious
Kishtwar- Sinthan road. He explained the Minister that earlier he has requested
Chief Engineer BRO to handover the machinery of BRO to R&B for the
completion and maintenance of the road but BRO have shifted their all machinery
to other roads.
He also said that
over 1300 labourers are into darkness as the R&B department has refused
absorb GREF laborers in the department while at the same time despite the fact
that many among these poor laborers were working with the organization for over
20 years.
Moreover R&B
department do not have enough of machinery for maintenance of this road that
leaves no other option left to handover the National Highway from Kishtwar to
Sinthan back to GREF for its speedy construction as well as its proper
maintenance.
The Ministers
assured Mr. Saroori that being general public related matter it would be
addressed on priority.
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