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| Gurezi inaugurates Fish Farm at Dawar | | Distributes cheques worth Rs.6.13 lakh among 698 students | |
GUREZ: Minister of State for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Mr. Nazir Ahmad Gurezi today distributed cheques worth Rs. 6.13 lakh as scholarship among 698 students and Rs. 50,000 among 5 beneficiaries under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) of the Tehsil Gurez. He also distributed 8 hearing aid machines among 8 beneficiaries of the Tehsil. These cheques were distributes among the beneficiaries at Dawar and Government Higher Secondary School, Purni Tulail in a simple functions organized by the District Social Welfare Office, Bandipora.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the Government has launched number of welfare schemes for the improving socio-economic conditions of people living below poverty line (BPL) to ensure progress and development at all fronts.
The Minister directed the social welfare authorities to conduct survey in the Tehsil for identification of down trodden and physically challenged persons who are not covered under any scheme of the department and cover them under appropriate programmes. He said that need of the hour is to aware general public about the programmes and policies of the department for which awareness camps and publicising schemes among the people at large should be organized.
Later, the Minister visited Sub-District Hospital, Dawar Gurez and took stock of the medicare and other facilities being made available in the hospital for the patients.
During his visit, he inspected old block of the hospital and directed the hospital management to ensure establishment of blood bank in the hospital. He was apprised that the blood bank will be established in newly constructed hospital building where operational theatre facilities shall also be made available. He was further informed that patient wards, dental section, registration unit, labour room and OPD units are functional.
Later on, the Minister inspected each of these units. While inspecting the labour room the patients informed about the lack of heating system. The Minster directed the Executive Engineer R&B to install PRP pipes instead of GI pipes which stand severe cold and temperature upto - 300.
At drug store, Mr. Gurezi checked the stock position of medicine and directed the concerned to maintain cleanliness in and around the store.
Earlier, the Minister inaugurated Fish Farm Dawar constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 31.00 lakhs. The farm consists of two pairs of race ways besides watch and ward hut.
To boost the trout fish industry in the Gurez Tehsil, the department has made use of 30,000 brown seed Frey in Kishan Ganga River so that the people concerned are benefited by the fish trade of Gurez area.
On the occasion, Mr. Gurezi said that the Tehsil has enough potential for fish production for which fish farms have to be set up at large scale. He said that by establishing of these units in the Tehsil shall generate employment opportunities for unemployed youth.
District Development Commissioner, Bandipora, Mr. M. Y. Zargar, Joint Directors of Animal and Sheep Husbandry departments and other district officers of various departments were present on the occasion. |
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