| Speaker convenes public grievance redressal camp at Billawar | | Inspects ongoing works, listens to grievances | |  Early Times Report
KATHUA, July 2: In its endevour to redress grievances of the general public and to ensure provision of essential services at their doorsteps, Speaker Legislative Assembly, Dr Nirmal Singh today convened a public grievance redressal camp at Dalian village of LahriPanchayat in Billawar.
People in large numbers from nearby villages participated in the camp and apprised the Speaker of their problems and issues.
On the occasion, the public deputations raised several issues related to PDD, PHE, PWD, agriculture, healthcare and education sector.
The speaker assured the public of early redressal of their grievances and directed the officers to take speedy action on the flagged-issues.
Nirmal Singh said that objective behind conducting such redressal camps is to provide a platform to the public for raising their issues and demands. He said the government has initiated various projects to provide people with amenities like roads, bridges, schools and drinking water schemes. Underscoring several development works initiated in Billawar in the past three and a half years, Dr. Singh said that Rs 20 Crores have been spent on the education sector, half of the total 321 Km of Billawar road was black topped, new transformers were installed to provide regular power, significant amount have been spent on augmenting PHE infra besides 5000 PRCs were issued by the office of ADC, Billawar. Stressing on the need to check illegal PHE connections, he called for judicious use of water as mammoth amount of Rs 117 Crore has been required to streamline water distribution system of Billawar.
Later, the Speaker inspected the ongoing construction of receiving station at Kadetar and directed the concerned officers to prepare the revised estimation of the project cost on priority so that sufficient funds can be arranged for its execution. |
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