JAMMU, July 20 : Reiterating that Government was determined to provide all basic amenities to the people across the state, Minister for Housing, Horticulture, Culture, Youth Services and Sports, Raman Bhalla on Sunday said that numerous developmental and welfare schemes have been launched in every nook and corner of the State to improve the living standard of the people. The Minister was addressing a largely attended public gathering at Upper Gaddigarh after launching various development works in the locality, here today. Officers of PHE, PDD, R&B and JMC accompanied the Minister. Bhalla said that the Government has already formulated a new massive development plan for upgrading every locality of the state particularly peripheral areas of the cities with all basic amenities like safe drinking water, road connectivity, education, health, electricity besides better lanes and drains. He said providing road connectivity to all villages was on high agenda of the Government, adding all unconnected areas would be connected with nearest district and tehsil headquarters through road network. He asked the executing agency to complete all the projects within stipulated time frame so that the benefits reach to people at the earliest. He called upon the people not to extend the access ramps of houses on the lanes and nallahs, adding that such practices create hindrance for the executing agencies in providing all infrastructural facilities to the inhabitants. He appealed them to cooperate with Government in this regard so that their localities could be developed with all basic amenities.'
He asked the officers to ensure proper monitoring and usage of quality material, adding that there would be no compromise on quality of work. He called upon the people to cooperate with executing agencies in completing the ongoing works started in their respective colonies. He asked the executing agencies to make optimum use of funds and complete the projects taken up under PHE, ERA, Irrigation and Flood Control sectors in a time bound manner. Later, the Minister also visited Jeevan Nagar W No. 58 and listened to development related issues at a public grievances redressal camp. He said that the Government was fully aware of hardships of weaker sections of the society and was making all out efforts to mitigate the same on priority basis.
He hoped that the people will cooperate with executing agencies in effective implementation of development works in their basties. |
