 Early Times Report
DODA, June 10: Deputy Commissioner Doda Krishan Lal today chaired a Block Diwas programme at Panchayat Ghar Kari Ghuraka, Panchayat Kari Chatra, Block Bhalla, providing a platform for direct interaction between the administration and the public. The programme saw active participation from PRI representatives, prominent citizens, women, youth and officials from various departments.
During the programme, the public raised several demands and grievances pertaining to basic infrastructure and public services. Key issues included drinking water scarcity, damaged electricity poles in Kari and surrounding areas, construction of the Chatra-Kari road, completion of the Drana-Ghuraka road, pending work on the Cheka-Ghuraka road, shortage of teachers in Government High School Chatra, Higher Secondary School Ghuraka, UPS Charota and Middle School Kari, absence of a Headmaster at Government High School Chatra, fencing of schools to protect them from stray animals, repair of school washrooms and sanitation facilities, MGNREGA-related issues, water supply problems in Santhapani Ghuraka and Sengoi Panchayat, shortage of healthcare staff including a Staff Nurse at Health Centre Ghuraka and the need for awareness camps on government welfare schemes.
The public also demanded the establishment of a J&K Bank branch in the area and sought regular outreach by the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry and Social Welfare Departments to educate people about welfare and subsidy schemes.
Taking serious note of the issues, the Deputy Commissioner issued on-the-spot directions to the departments concerned. He directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to expedite all ongoing road projects and take strict action against non-performing contractors, instructing that contractors who have abandoned works be blacklisted, their contracts terminated and such contractors barred from future government works.
The Jal Shakti Department was directed to immediately repair the damaged Santhapani water pipeline and ensure timely completion of all ongoing water supply projects, with priority resolution of water supply issues in affected villages. |
