Naeem Akhtar for
synergy between executing agencies for realizing developmental goals
PULWAMA, MAY 23: A plan allocation
of Rs 126.79 crore for Pulwama district was approved for the financial year
2018-19 at the District Development Board (DDB) meeting held under the
chairmanship of Minister for Public Works Department, Naeem Akhter here today
The meeting was
attended by Minister for Agriculture, Mohammad Khalil Band, Minister of State
for Forests, Ecology, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Vice
Chairman Gujjar and Bakerwal Advisory Board Gulzar Ahmad Khatana, Member
Parliament Nazir Ahmad Laway, MLA Tral Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Secretary State
Sports Council, Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, HoDs of various departments, Chief
Engineers and all District officers besides other concerned officers.
On the occasion,
the chairman DDB Pulwama Naeem Akhter directed the RDD department to work in a
convergent mode with different line departments in creating durable assets in
the district. The chairman further directed the fisheries department to explore
the possibility of Model Fish Pond in the district in convergence with rural
department so that the young entrepreneurs can emulate this livelihood
generating activities for the self-employment.
He exhorted upon
the officers to take the development projects on mission mode basis so that its
fruition is cherished by the general public.
The Minister said
that Agriculture and its allied sectors are vital for growth of rural economy
and have the potential to change the rural economy and should be targeted to
tap their optimum potential on a sustainable basis.
He also reiterated
the commitment of the government to make the constituencies as nodal points of
development and plan execution. He also directed district administration to put
on board the public representatives for plan execution. He also directed the district
administration to make frequent field visits to all areas of the district to
fulfil actual public demands.
The
legislators presented their demands before the chairman which among others
included issues pertaining to RDD, PHE, PDD, healthcare etc.The chairman
assured the legislators that all their grievances and demands will be given due
priority.
On the occasion,
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Khalil Bandh asked the officials to expedite the
compensation process to the land owners for Fruit Mandi Pulwama.
For equipping
District Hospital Pulwama with better equipments, Bandh directed for installing
Dialysis machine, CT scan and other modern machines there besides solid waste
management should be done on scientific lines.
He also raised the
issue of starting Post Graduation courses in Boys Degree College
Pulwama. Highlighting the importance of Pulwama ciricular road, the
agriculture Minister asked officers to extend the construction of road
uptoChatpora by I km. He also called for early completion of Dogripora –
Reshipora bridge.
Earlier, District
Development Commissioner, Ghulam Mohammad Dar apprised the Chairman about
various developmental activities undergoing in the district while the minister
took a comprehensive review of the progress made in various projects and
decisions of the last board meeting and took stock of sectoral, physical and
financial achievements registered in the District Plan 2017-18 and stressed for
timely completion of ongoing works in the district.
It was given out
that against the approved allocation of Rs 130.03 crores, Rs 79.03 crores were
made availableand out of which an expenditure of Rs.76.80 corers have been
spend on various developmental and welfare activities, constituting 97.18 per
cent expenditure.
The meeting was informed
that a large number of initiatives have been taken under which among others
include beautification of Pulwama town for which DPR is under active
consideration with the government, Shifting of Sumos, matadors, passenger buses
to new bus stand, execution of National Saffron Mission in a time bound manner,
conducting of result-oriented mass public contact programmes, etc.
Taking a stock of
the R&B Department, it was informed that developmental works amounting to
Rs 1590.00 lacs have been executed up to the fiscal 2017-18 which include
completion of 8 major bridges including Mugalpora, Muchpona,
Rangmulla, Chatripora, Rajpora, Zahidbagh, Hajibal and Chandrgam Tral and
macdamization of road length of 271.67 km which among other include prestigious
road projects like Circular road, Pulwama-Lassipora Road, Awantipora Tral via
Darsara, Awantipora Tral via Nowdal road.
With respect to the
construction of Dogripora and Reshipora bridges, DDC appraised the house that
the two bridges were taken up at an estimated cost of Rs.17.00 cores and
Rs.10.93 crores respectively.
While appreciating
the performance of R&B department, the chairman directed the concerned
executing agencies to complete the remaining works in a time bound manner.
The meeting was
informed that under PHE, against the availability of Rs 4.01crore, Rs 3.3 crore
have been spent up to the fiscal 2017-18.
The meeting was
also informed that few LIS Water supply schemes like Galbugh, Dugam
WSS are yet to be completed because of paucity of funds owing to the
Cost Overrun. The board recommended that additional funding should be met from
the state sector.
The board unanimously decided to create a Transformer Bank in the
district to meet out the urgent requirement of transformers in case of fault
occurs in the district and for the same Chairman announced Rs 10 lakh, MLA
Pulwama, Pampore and Tral announced Rs 20 lakh each while Member Parliament
Nazir Ahmad Laway announced Rs 10 Lakh for the bank.
