Addressing public issues; Govt's priority: Abdul Haq

Conducts public grievances redress camp at Sogam

KUPWARA, DECEMBER 16- Minister for Rural Development Department, Panchayat Raj, Law   and Justice Abdul Haqtoday conducted a public grievances redressal camp at Sogam in Lolab constituency to listen to the grievances and demands of the people.

Assuring early action on genuine demands, the Minister said State Government is committed to development and welfare of the people and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is taking keen interest in mitigating the problems faced by the public especially those living in far flung areas of the state. For this, besides CM visiting very district herself, directions have also been passed to all the Ministers to reach out to people and address their grievances at their doorsteps.

He said aim of conducting such programmes is to address public grievances at grass root level and assured the people that more such interactions will be held in future so that people are not forced to visit the offices in Srinagar and Jammu. He said that the CM is personally monitoring the progress on the commitments made during these public meetings to ensure time bound action.

During the camp, numerous deputations from Sogam highlighted various issues with regard to PHE, PDD and Healthcare besides demanding renovation of roads, upgradation of lanes and drains.

Later, the Minister took stock of various on-going development works in Lolab Constituency and directed the officials to expedite the pace of work on these projects for quality and timely completion.