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MLA Basohli alleges discrimination with Jammu region Govt not serious on Water Sports Centre at Ranjit Sagar Dam 10/17/2013 10:15:19 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 17: Despite repeated assurances by the authorities to promote water sports in Jammu and Kashmir, the highly anticipated project to develop Ranjit Sagar Dam as a Water Sports Centre has remained a dream unfulfilled due to the apathetic attitude of the government. Pertinently, the project includes nearly seven activities as recommended in the survey report by the National Institute of Water Sports, Goa. The place was supposed to be developed as biggest water sports facility in Jammu and Kashmir, but the project has failed to take off, with no further concern has been dropped by any of the departments. MLA Basohli, Jagdish Raj Sapolia in this concern said, the area is an absolute place to be nurtured as water sports spot as it was tabled to the government by the Surveying agencies. "Despite being lucrative from the sports point of view, the area including 23 kilometer of lake stretch, have enriched amount of environment and potential to attract tourist across the country but the government as per its discriminatory attitude towards Jammu is not interested to develop such sports in the province and steps are not been initiated towards this exercise. Sources have disclosed, despite the fact that government had offered tender notices for couple of times for the said project but the government wishes to be on no risk stance by asking for certain obligation as result of which unfortunately nobody has shown interest for the developmental practice at that place. "Besides government is always there to promote the tourism and culture in any possible spot, may be the companies did not yet observed the incredible nature and efficiency of tourism attraction of that place hence they did not approach further. If somebody will see any possibility of profitable business and comes to the government side we will definitely move forward to the said project" he added.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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