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Balwan assures adequate compensation for flood victims
12/1/2014 11:42:25 PM
Early Times Report

Jammu, Dec 1: Continuing his election campaign, Senior Congress leader and party candidate for Marh Constituency Balwan Singh today visited village Malki Chack, Haripur, Toph Manhasa Alora and held series of public meetings. While addressing the gathering, Balwan criticized Govt functionaries for not paying heeds towards the flood victims who have suffered a huge loss in recent flash floods in term of land, crops, cattle, houses etc.
He regretted that huge chuck of agriculture land in this belt has already been washed away in the recent flood so there was a need to take some effective steps.
He assured and promised if voted to power, construction of a concrete Bundh on the embankment of the Tawi River to save Tawi Island will be top priority as inhabitants of the Tawi Island are repeatedly bearing burnt of floods due to their geographical location.
He also promised adequate compensation for the flood victims as soon as possible and also assured recruitment rallies in police and other paramilitary forces for the youths of the Assembly.
He also said that the old bridge over Nikki Tawi need to be repaired and demanded a new bridge nearby connecting these villages.
"RBA status for IB saying that International Border (IB) across Jammu region especially along Marh segment deserves to be included under Reserve Backward Area (RBA) Category" said Balwan assuring that if is Congress voted to power it will give RBA status to border Inhabitants who are regularly facing the brunt of border fury.
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