GANDERBAL CLOSER TO MY HEART THAN ANYONE ELSE’S: OMAR ADDRESSES PUBLIC MEETING IN GANDERBAL, SAYS MACHIL VERDICT A VINDICATION OF NC’S STRUGGLE LISTS MAJOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES TAKEN IN GANDERBAL Srinagar, Nov 15 : National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah Saturday addressed a massive public meeting in Ganderbal and said that Ganderbal was and will forever remain close to his heart and will always receive his focused attention. In a statement a spokesman of NC said hundreds of youth on motorcycles and atop vehicles adorned with NC flags welcomed Omar near Zakura and took him to Ganderbal Eidgah in a rousing rally where thousands of party workers and supporters received him amid slogans in support of NC and its perennial bond with Gandberal. “This is the first time that I am coming to Ganderbal to ask for your precious votes for someone not from my family and I am touched and overwhelmed by your support and enthusiasm today. I stand inspired by the passion and spirit of the youth who received me in Ganderbal today and promise them that my personal bond and association with Ganderbal will remain unchanged till I live. After serving you for six years, we decided to give you a local leader from within Gandberal as an initiative to empower local leadership and after witnessing your passion today I am certain that Ishfaq Jabar will receive unhindered support from you. Ishfaq is a young, educated leader and will continue the work that I did in Ganderbal for the last six years and we will together ensure that Ganderbal reaches new frontiers of development, employment generation and economic progress”, Omar said while addressing the public meeting in Ganderbal. While highlighting the work done by his Government for Ganderbal in the last six years he listed the major development works in Ganderbal and said that it was due to the efforts and struggle of National Conference that around 12 new administrative units had been created in Ganderbal constituency which includes new Tehsils in Wakoora, Tulmulla (Kheerbhawani), Sherpathri and CD Blocks in Phaaq, Manigam and Batwina and Niabats for Wakura, Sherpathree, Manigam, Phaaq and Tulmulla. Besides, Omar said, work worth 52.56 crores on Ganderbal District Hospital was under progress, work on construction of Maternity Centre Watlab costing 1.28 crores was completed while as work on PHCs in Chadina, Khurhama, Tulmulla and Shuhama costing 3.18 crores and work on health sub-centers in Saloora, Chuntiwaliwar and Narayan costing 0.68 crores is under execution. “21 new health sub-centers have been created in Ganderbal District while as 12 sub-centers have been upgraded to New Type Public Health Centers (NTPHC) in District Ganderbal. 14 Middles schools and 10 High schools have been upgraded whereas 15 Water supply schemes (WSS) under NRDWP and District Sector costing 48.12 crores has been taken up for execution, out of which 7 schemes costing 25.97 crores stand completed. Similarly 9 irrigation schemes costing 42.19 crores have been taken up for execution, out of which 3 schemes costing 14.97 crores stand completed. Also, 6 schemes under NABARD costing 14.78 crores are under execution”, he said. Elaborating on the work done in Gandberbal during the last six years, Omar said “71 road projects costing 155.39 crores had been taken up for execution out of which 38 road projects costing 52.31 crores stand completed. Four new bridges costing 26.18 crores are under construction while as two projects under NFB costing 4.31 crores are also under execution.” Giving details of the work done in the Power Sector in Ganderbal, Omar said that 66 receiving and sub-stations costing 2.57 crores stand completed in Ganderbal while as 33 such projects under RGGVY-1 costing 0.24 crores stand completed. Electrification of 81 inhabitations under RGGVY-1 costing 10 crores was completed whereas electrification of further 167 inhabitations costing 21 cores have been proposed. Upgradation of Ganderbal town p
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