Monday 5 December 2016

Focused attention needed for effective implementation of developmental projects for socio-economic and social upliftment of the people: Saroori



Only Congress can provide improved facilities to the people living in far-flung

Sarthal, December 05: - Member of Legislative Assembly from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today said that creation of massive infrastructure in far flung and remote areas in Inderwal is his priority.

This was said by Saroori while inspecting Mohawari to Gamrah via Hai road which is being constructed by R&B department. The work on the said road has been stopped due to various reasons including higher risk of landslides, land compensation and forest clearance. He directed the engineers to conduct joint inspection of the entire stretch of road and bring out a feasibility report. Once completed the road a vast population of the area would be benefited, adding these people are presently confronting multiple hardships due to inadequate road communication.

During his visit to Sarthal, Saroori visited Moharwari, Gurash, Tandaie, Sonar, Gowari, Khan, Kumar, Hajam, Mintoo, Kichloo, Ahangar and Zargar Mohallahs of Karool Sarthal areas along with Naib Tehsildar Karool, Officials of R&B, RDD including Raj Badyal, Majid Kichloo, Firdous Kamal, Viqar Ahmed, local congressmen and prominent citizens accompanied MLA Inderwal.

Saroori said focused attention is needed for effective implementation of developmental projects with special focus on Road connectivity, Health care, Education, water supply, besides development of Agriculture and allied sectors as these are key to socio-economic and social upliftment of the people.

Regarding infrastructure developmental activities, Saroori stressed upon the executing agencies to ensure time bound completion of proposed works taken up by RDD, R&B, PMGSY, in the Sarthal areas. He said that proper planning and effective implementation of the schemes was vital to ensure that the benefits reach to targeted population.

Saroori stressed upon the officers to ensure development of hilly and far flung areas and said work on four new road links including Poora to Chandali, Agral to Lava, Lower Angara to Upper Angara and Doori to Ghan will be started within a month time. He said every part of the Inderwal Assembly belt would be connected through a viable network.

On the occasion people project various demands of the area to which Saroori said that he is aware of the problems of people in remote areas and assured that they would be redressed soon on top priority.

Later in Kishtwar Saroori interacted with several deputations from Kandani, Kontwara, Drabshalla, Saroor areas of district Kishtwar.

Saroori said only Congress government can provide improved facilities to the people living in far-flung, remote and hilly areas of the Jammu and Kashmir state. Saroori said from 2002 to 2014 Congress governments in the state and in the centre took several steps in this direction and change can be well acknowledged at the ground level. Criticizing PDP-BJP for its double speak and misleading political behaviour, Saroori said that when in power this party behaved differently to various issues and when out of power they leave no opportunity to exploit the public sentiments and vitiate situation for power politics.

He said that people are witness to the attempts made by these parties since they came into power to create law and order problem besides tension in the State.

The deputations apprised Mr. Saroori about their day to day problems pertaining to their areas and alleged that PHE department in division Kishtwar had withdrawn lakhs of rupees without work on the ground. They demanded immediate enquiry, so that culprits be punished and will set an example for other officials besides this problems which were highlighted included improvement in power supply, road connectivity for Kandni Ohli village, Kontwara, Kalchanda Saroor, drinking water and health care facilities.

Saroori gave them a patient hearing to the demands raised by the deputationists and assured that he will leave no stone unturned in providing the basic facilities to remote and far flung areas of the region. He also assured that he will write a letter to Vigilance department regarding the irregularities in PHE division Kishtwar.

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