NHPC should make judicious use of
CSR amount by taking local people, administration on board
Kishtwar, December 16: The Congress
party delegation of Kishtwar District headed by its state Vice President and
Former Minister, G. M Saroori calls for provisions of free electricity to the
inhabitants of Kishtwar District as was promised to them by the NHPC at the
time of taking over of 390 MW Dool-Hasti power projects and demanded jobs for
local unemployed youths including Engineers, Diploma holders in 1000 MW power
projects.
Congress delegation compromises of
former Minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, Trade Unionist Raj Kumar Badyal,
Counsellor Sanjeet Kumar, Congress Block President Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Ali
Mohd Naik, Tariq Hussain Mintoo, Surjeet Kumar, Student leader Waseem Saroori,
Ex Sarpanch Bidya Lal, Sarpanches and many other intellectuals from the Congress
party calls upon Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar and appraise him about the
genuine aspirations of the people of Kishtwar.
They called upon DC Kishtwar Angrez
Singh Rana to take up the issues and matters raised by them with the government
of Jammu and Kashmir as well as with the higher officials of NHPC and CVPPP so
that the locals aspirations as was promised to them will get fulfilled.
Among the various issues raised by
them with the administration include provisions of free electricity in Kishtwar
town and its peripheral areas as nothing has been done by NHPC so far for the
welfare and benefits of people of Kishtwar, installations of high mask lights
in each wards of Kishtwar Municipality and outside the town, black topping of
two important city roads viz Om Mehta and Bagwan Mohallah road exclusively used
by the NHPC, beside also called for construction of proper drainage system as
present drainage system is chocked due to down flow of water and sewage from
NHPC colony, laid stress for appointments of para medical staff in health sub
centres across Inderwal and Kishtwar constituencies, clearance of pending
liabilities with regard to IHHL units as approximately Rs 3 Crore dues are
pending on account of Swatch Bharat Mission in Kishtwar District, land compensation
pending under PMGSY sector, inquiry with regard to use of Govt High School
building Patnazi (Drabshalla Zone)by private businessmen for personal use,
illegal encroachment on constructed Ground Watershed under IWMP, dumping of
ration in far flung and snow bound areas, floating of tenders for Kandani to
Bhagra road under NABARD for which funds to the tune of Rs. 80 lakhs are
already available, reduction in monthly electricity charges being charged from
BPL families and PMAY house holders.
They also called for judicious use
of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds which is 2% out of the income
generated from the power projects and called upon the administration to form a
committee involving locals and officials from the administration so that the
funds to the tune of crores of rupees every year could be utilised for the
welfare and overall development of Kishtwar District.
They also submitted the memorandum
to DC Kishtwar in this regard highlighting the various public issues.
DC Kishtwar gives patience hearing
to the issues raised by the Congress delegation with him and assured that he
will take up the matter with concern quarters and made an appeal for greater
participation of public for taking benefits under various government runs
schemes. He urged the Sarpanches and Panches to reach out to the public in far
flung areas and make them aware about various government run schemes that will
give them benefits amid at raising their living standards.
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