DDC Kupwara reviews model village project

KUPWARA, OCTOBER 07: District Development Commissioner Kupwara, Khalid Jahangir today chaired a meeting to review progress on model village project under Border Area Development Programme (BADP).

The meeting took detailed stock of action plan action plan for carrying out the developmental activities in approved Cluster Model Villages under BADP 2017-18 in Machil, Sarkuli, Diver- Andarbugh and Challgund of Lolab constituency in the district.

It was said that an amount of Rs 63.60 crore have been proposed under the action plan under which the villages would be developed on modern lines replete with all the basic facilities.

The DDC directed the executing agencies to start work on the cluster model village projects in accordance with the set action plan for providing tangible infrastructure besides creating income generating units. He urged them to ensure the quality of works and judicious use of funds. He also stressed on involving the public representatives, senior citizens and local skilled youth for carrying out the development works.

The officers and engineers of Rural Development, PRI, Horticulture, Agriculture, Health, Education, R&B, PHE, PDD, REW, Forest, Soil Conservation, YSS, and BDOs attended the meeting. They discussed various developmental activities to be carried out in the model villages by these agencies and presented their works action plan for release of funds.

The meeting also discussed convergence plan for the developmental activities within the Cluster Model Villages under approved plan of action submitted by the concerned implementing and executing agencies associated with the developmental activities.