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Ensure public utilities during summer: Bhalla to officers
4/19/2012 11:46:17 PM
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JAMMU, Apr 19: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla has asked the officers to gear up their efforts in ensuring better public utilities during summer season particularly safe drinking water, irrigation and regular power supply.
This was stated by the Minister while listening the hardships of Shergarh, Channi Himmat, Dharap and Khawaskah village's people at Public Darbar held at Gandhi Nagar, here today.
Bhalla said that Government is committed to provide all basic amenities to the people across the State like safe drinking water, electricity, healthcare, education, road connectivity, irrigation besides better lanes and drains.
He called upon the people to use electricity judiciously during summer in peak hours and do not get illegal power connections to save power for themselves.The Minister assured the inhabitants of Shergarh, Channi Himmat, Dharap, and Khawaskah and its adjoining localities that their genuine demands would be fulfilled on priority basis, adding that instructions have been issued to the allied departments to provide all basic needs to them without any delay.
Bhalla said Revenue Officers are on job for preparing the list of BPL entitled families of Shergarh, Dharap and Dharap Kothey areas.
For augmentation of drinking water scarcity in the areas, he said Government has earmarked Rs. 1.49 crore for laying of water supply pipes, construction of 10000 gallon discharge capacity per hour deep drill tube well and 30,000 gallon storage capacity Over Head Tank at village Dharap.
Regarding relief to drought hit families of Dharap village, the Minister said Government has already disbursed compensation amounting to Rs 6.5 lakh among the 223 hit families under State Disaster Relief Fund.
Bhalla directed the PDD to ensure installation of poles including wires in the uncovered areas of Shergarh and Dharp villages for the convenience of the people.For making kacchi irrigation channel as Pacci channel, the Minister said Government has earmarked Rs. 4 lakh for constructing channel, adding that project is under progress on war-footing and would be completed with stipulated time frame.
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