JAMMU, Aug 2: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Sharma today laid foundation stone for protection work on Mawa Brahmana nallah embankments involving cost of Rs. 1065 lakh in Akhnoor. He directed the Chief Engineer I&FC to gear up men and machinery for completing the project within stipulated time frame. He said that the village/panchayat including Jagwan Mohalla, Mawa, Jamotian, Manani, Ghai, Kadwani, Kadewala Migrant Colony Gurah Jagir, Batla Nai Basti and Devipur have faced lot of hardships due to flash floods in Mawa Brahmana Nallah which caused damage to property and agriculture land. He asked I&FC Deptt to personally monitor ongoing construction work of nallah. The Minister was speaking after laying foundation stone of protection work which will be constructed an estimated cost of Rs. 1065 lakh under Flood Control Deptt. at Mawa Brahmana. Mr. Sham said that Government is working for development of facilities in peripheral area. He said that Government is committed to provide every basic amenity like drinking water, power supply, healthcare, education and irrigation facilities to the people. The Minister said that during five and half year unprecedented development has been witnessed in the three regions of the state. He said that during this period, several projects pertaining to PHE and irrigation have been take in hand and completed. He directed the executive agencies to make optimum use of funds and complete the ongoing projects in time bound manner. He urged the people to personally monitor the development works being executed in their respective areas. Responding to the locals needs and demands, the Minister said that Government is conscious of the difficulties of the people of backward areas and focused attention was being paid besides many developmental schemes and projects have been launched to meet their developmental needs. He sought cooperation and support from people in the effort of the Government in this regard. He said that development of Akhnoor Tehsil in receiving priority attention in policy planning and various development projects like hospital, Mini secretariat, BSC- Nursing College, Ayurvedic College, Navodhya Vidhalaye, Jio Poto Gulab Singh Library and preservation of Akhnoor Fort and Ambaran are in full swing. He asked the concerned authorities to ensure timely and quality completion of development works.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 14:58:17 +0000