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| Zulfkar congratulates locals for fulfillment of long pending demand |
RAJOURI, SEPTEMBER 13: The first
flight of Chopper carrying passengers landed here today marking the start of
much awaited air service between Jammu and this border town.
Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Information
Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali flagged in the chopper carrying 5 passengers here at
Sports Stadium in presence of large number of civil society members, local
legislators and senior functionaries of district administration.
Describing it as a historical moment for them, the Minister
congratulated the people for fulfillment of this demand after a long wait.
Present on the occasion were MLA Rajouri Advocate Qammar Chowdhary, MLC
Vibodh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, ADC A.S. Chib,
ACR Abdul Qayoom Mir, SSP Yougal Manhas, officers of district administration.
While interacting with media persons and public, he said the
inter-regional connectivity through air, road and railways being key to
development, has been accorded top priority by the present dispensation. “With this
objective air service to far off regions of state like Kishtwar, Paddar, Gurez,
Rajouri and Poonch has been started by the state government” he added.
He also informed that to further strengthen the connectivity to twin
border districts of Rajouri-Poonch, the state government has been constantly pursing the proposal for Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch railways project with the
central government.
Reiterating the resolve of state government to improve the road
connectivity, he said strict instructions have been issued to the GREF and
other executing agencies for immediate macadamization of all major roads of the
district.
He exhorted upon the district administration to give wide publicity to scheduled dates and time of flights and ensure that it is strictly
adhered to avoid any inconvenience to the passengers.
Earlier, Dr. Shahid Iqbal, the Deputy Commissioner Rajouri deliberated
upon the importance of air service during medical emergencies and ceasefire
violations as also for the promotion of Rajouri on state’s tourism
map. He also informed that the district administration would soon identify land
for construction of helipad in the district.
MLA Qammar Chowdhary and MLC Vibodh Gupta also congratulated the public.
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