Sarthal, August 01: - Member of Legislative Assembly from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammed Saroori laid the foundation stone of Poora-Chandali watershed scheme covering 2 panchayats of Sarthal area of Drabshala Block of Kishtwar District.
While addressing mammoth gathering after laying foundation stone, Saroori who was also the chief guest at this function said that the Project is being executed at an estimated cost of Rs 7.90 crores.
Saroori highlighted the need for having transparency and accountability so that the benefit of IWMP reaches to the real person. He expressed his concern and said that the impact of the programme has to be made visible on ground that can only improve conditions of rural poor in one of the most backward areas, through the IWMP.
He exhorted everyone to avail the programme to gain proper understanding for smooth and speedy implementation of such vital initiative of Union Ministry of Rural Development. He also urged representatives of village level institutions to work as one unit to develop models through such programmes in order to earn repute at the State, regional and national level.
In her address Project Assistant, Nowsheen explained people about the main objectives of the IWMP are to restore the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water. The outcomes are prevention of soil erosion, regeneration of natural vegetation, rain water harvesting and recharging of the ground water table. This enables multi-cropping and the introduction of diverse agro-based activities, which help to provide sustainable livelihoods to the people residing in the watershed area.
Later Saroori also visited Bhagra, Angara areas and enquired about the development needs there. Interacting with the people at these places, Saroori said reaching out to the people, knowing their problems and putting all efforts to give on spot redressal is my priority”. He appealed people to work unitedly for the cause of development, adding the people of Sarthal have always followed the ethos of brotherhood, amity and tolerance. He said that power in a democratic set up lies with the people and it’s they who have to preserve the secular fabric of the state.
Referring to the development works under execution in the Sarthal areas, Saroori said that several projects under different sectors have been sanctioned and on completion of these projects the development scenario of the area will change. Saroori said Congress government during its tenure launched several people friendly schemes like MGNREGA, NRHM and PMGSY etc. And the aim was to bring a qualitative change into the lives of rural people.
The prominent among those including BDO Nasir Hussain, Zubair Ahmed, Mohd Waseem, Mohd Aslam Saroori, Mohd Shafi Saroori, Avinash Kumar, Irshad Ahmed, Brig Lal, Badri Nath, Subash Thakur, Chowdhary Mirza, Bashir Ahmed, Qasim Din, Noor Din, Abdullah, Dev Raj, Israeil, Ibrahim Kohli, Mohd Hussain Ghulam Hussain Baig and people in large number were present on the occasion.
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