Ganderbal, Apr 01: Principal Secretary, ARI & Trainings, Ashok Kumar Parmar on Saturday visited Ganderbal and took stock of the developmental scenarios in the district. He convened a joint meeting with DDCs, PRI members and district officers to get the first-hand appraisal of their concerns, grievances and development issues besides seeking feedback on the status of various developmental issues.
The meeting was attended by DDC Chairperson, Nuzhat Ishfaq, ADDC, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani; CPO, ACP, DDC members, BDCs, Sarpanchs, Panchs and other district officers. During the meeting, DDCs, BDCs and other PRI members highlighted various development issues pertaining to their areas. They demanded early completion of the Lari Preng Water Supply Scheme, desilting of Bab Canal, upgradation of the High School at Sherpathri, beautification of Nallah Sindh, adequate staff in RDD especially the engineering wing, timely completion of Guzhama Bridge and other related issues.
While reviewing progress on the Lari Preng scheme, the Principal Secretary directed the Executive Engineer R&B for ensuring the timely completion of the project besides the supply of potable water supply to consumers across the district.
Regarding the desilting of the Bab Canal, the Executive Engineer, I&FC was directed to ensure the desilting/dredging of all necessary canals where ever required at the earliest so that irrigation facilities are improved across the district.
While interacting with the PRIs, the Principal Secretary said that purpose of visiting district Ganderbal was to assess the issues and developmental needs of the people. He assured an early action on issues highlighted during the meeting. He gave necessary instructions to the officers for conducting regular field visits for proper and timely monitoring of work.
Earlier, Chief Planning Officer, Irfan Giri, presented a detailed development scenario of the district. Later, Ashok Kumar inspected the progress on various ongoing development works including Transit Accommodation Wandhama, BDC building Gangerhama and Wayil bridge.
While visiting Transit Accommodation Wandhama, Ashok Kumar reviewed the readiness of the apartments being constructed for the Kashmiri migrant employees. He enquired about the progress on other works including water facilities, electricity, waste disposal, landscaping, inner roads, fencing, transport, and other allied facilities.
During the field visit, the Principal Secretary passed necessary instructions to the executing agencies for the timely completion of these vital projects in the district without compromising the quality.
