 Early Times Report
Udhampur, Nov 17: Independent candidate from Udhampur constituency, Pawan Kumar Gupta made a series of public addresses at Samole, Bansa Mor, Lanoo, Chak -Rakhwal, Dabrai Mod, Krimchi & Jakhani in Udhampur constituency. On the issue of underprivileged/poor living in slums, he lambasted the sitting MLA over his failure to provide even basic amenities like sanitation to them. Further he said that the last housing project for slum rehabilitation was executed in 1963, when the only major slum existed in Jakhani area and despite increase in number of slums increased manifold from 7 in 2004 to 21 in 2011, the government has done little to improvise the living condition of the slums. He also questioned the sitting MLA to account for the absence of Integrated Housing & Slum Development Program (IHSDP) in the town. "If elected, I assure you to provide sanitation and housing under IHSDP to the urban poor, he added. He also assured to improve the accessibility to education and healthcare to these marginalized sections of society. |
