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Hello Jammu News at 7:11:00 PM 0


KATHUA, MARCH 17: To overcome scarcity of drinking water in and around Hatli village of Basholi constituency, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh today inspected Water Supply Scheme at Gunni and directed the concerned officers to provide safe potable drinking water to the people of the area.
While inspecting the Water Supply Scheme, Lal Singh examined the condition of the filtration plant besides the water source and was briefed about the main features of the scheme and the areas to be fed by the scheme in the region.
Reiterating Governments resolve in providing clean drinking water to all the areas, Lal Singh said that painstaking efforts are taken by the Government in completing all schemes including those which were pending and were at various stages of completion.
The Minister asked the officers to monitor works of all other major and minor water supply schemes of the area and ensure their completion at an earliest. He further directed to conduct fresh surveys to identify uncovered habitations for ensuring uninterrupted water supply to the people of water stressed areas.
Terming leakage of water as a major hurdle in providing sufficient supply to every household, the minister directed the Engineers of PHE Civil as well as Mechanical wing to work in tandem to plug these leakages so that more areas can get PHE water supply. He further directed the concerned officers to regularly monitor the duties assigned to the field staff so that people of village Hatli, Dukht, Pukht, Gunni, Barighat, Rasoo and Sarthan can avail the benefits of Gunni WSS.   
Stressing on the need to conserve natural water bodies, Lal Singh directed ACD Kathua to prepare a plan by involving Forest Department to conserve all the ponds and natural water resources of the area so that water level can be recharged besides the preserved water can be used in extreme summer season.
Minister stressed on working collectively for welfare and development of the constituency. He interacted with several local deputations and listened their issues and demands. He assured that their issues and grievances will be redressed in a time bound manner. 
Conservator East Circle, Kh. Qamardin, ACD, Rajiv Khajuria, CEO, RTO, DFOs, DYSSO, Engineers of various departments and officers of district administration besides people in large numbers were present on the occasion.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:58:00 PM 0


Potable water supply projects worth Rs 18 cr sanctioned for Batala, Bathindi
JAMMU DECEMBER 20: Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta today launched works for improvement of Water Supply Scheme (WSS) Rajeev Nagar, here today.
Under the improvement works, 450 m pipelines will be laid at an estimated cost of Rs 2.84 lakh.
Speaking on the occasion, the Speaker said that steps are underway to ensure basic necessities of the people including water, power supply and proper roads are fulfilled at the earliest. He informed that out of the total road span of 842 km in the Gandhi Nagar constituency, construction/upgradation works for about 600 km roads have been completed with special focus on quality of the works undertaken.
He also informed that two projects, each worth Rs 18 crore, have been sanctioned by the central government for Batala and Bathindi areas to augment the water supply in the area.
Kavinder Gupta said that the demands of the people including improvement of drainage systems, adequate water supply, construction of graveyard, sanitation, construction of nallahs for flood water drainage are being taken up on priority.
He said that with the launching of works for improvement in WSS Rajeev Nagar, the problem of water supply shortage will be resolved. Besides, the works for graveyard are in pipeline and will be initiated in the coming days.
He informed that JMC has been directed to take intensive cleaning drive to clean drains, remove blockages in the area, besides maintaining adequate sanitation, regular lifting of garbage, removal of solid waste from drains.
He further said that a project for construction of nallahs to augment the flood water drainage network has been sanctioned and will be initiated at the earliest, so that people of the area do not suffer due to seasonal flooding.

The Speaker encouraged the public to actively participate in the development process and monitor the works being undertaken.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:33:00 PM 0
Sham Choudhary stresses on timely completion; Reviews physical, financial achievements of PHE, I&FC, RTIC


JAMMU, OCTOBER 21 – Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today directed the Executive Engineers of the department to complete the work on Water Supply Schemes within the fixed deadlines.
The Minister issued directions while reviewing the physical and financial achievements of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control and Ravi-tawi Irrigation Complex here at Jal Bhawan.
The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer, PHE A.K Gandotra, Chief Engineer, I&FC P.N.Bali, Chief Engineer, Ravi-Tawi Irrigation Complex Rajeev Gandotra, Additional Secretary to Govt. PHE, I&FC Department Ashok Kumar Sharma and other officers.
The meeting was informed that a total of 108 water supply schemes are being constructed in Jammu including 1 in City-I, 5 in City-II, 11 in Rural, 13 in Akhnoor, 8 in Samba, 18 in Kathua, 5 each in Udhampur and Dharmari, 8 each in Ramban and Kishtwar, 7 in Doda, 4 in Gandoh, 8 in Rajouri, 5 in Nowshera and 2 in Poonch.
The Minister directed to complete all the schemes by the end of this year.
The Minister directed the Chief Engineers and Superintending Engineers to conduct administrative inspections on regular basis to maintain transparency and accountability in the functioning of the department.
The Minister further called for conducting advocacy workshops at all levels for creating awareness among the people about the benefits of saving water.
The Minister directed the engineers to improve the infrastructure and working   of the Working Standards Laboratories in all the districts of the state. He further directed for speeding up the process of geo-tagging of PHE installations in Jammu.

The Minister asked the engineers to maintain cleanliness in and around PHE installations, besides taking up plantation drives regularly for increasing the green cover.
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Hello Jammu News at 5:38:00 PM 0
Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative and Fisheries, Mir Zahoor Ahmad, Wednesday said that several Water Supply Schemes (WSSs) at an estimated cost of Rs. 10 crore are underway and will be completed within their stipulated time-frames to meet the water needs in the Pampore Constituency.
Asks officers to ensure timely completion of projects


SRINAGAR, JUNE 14: Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative and Fisheries, Mir Zahoor Ahmad, Wednesday said that several Water Supply Schemes (WSSs) at an estimated cost of Rs. 10 crore are underway and will be completed within their stipulated time-frames to meet the water needs in the Pampore Constituency.
          The Minister was speaking at a meeting of senior officers of Public Health Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments to review the status of ongoing WSSs in the Constituency.
          The meeting was informed that works on Water Supply Schemes at Wyon, Dassu, Gungbal, Utrusoo, Konibal and Jawbera are in full swing and that these will be completed within their stipulated timeframes. It was also given out that the Water Supply Scheme at Lethipora B has also been taken up under Kachari Land Compensation (KLC).
           Mir Zahoor directed the officers to re-double their efforts and accelerate the pace of progress on these projects for their early benefits to the people. He also directed for ensuring that only quality material be used for the projects.
While taking stock of availability of tube-wells in the Constituency, the Minister directed the concerned to immediately install tube-wells in Neej and Mandakpaul areas. He announced an amount of Rs. 5 lakh out of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the purpose. The Minister also asked the concerned to ensure functioning of all defunct water pipes in the Constituency.
            Speaking on the occasion, Mir Zahoor said the government is committed to augmentation of all those Water Supply Schemes which will boost the water supply scenario in rural areas of the State.

District Development Commissioner, Pulwam, G. M Dar, was also present in the meeting.
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Hello Jammu News at 3:00:00 PM
Reviews water supply scenario in Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban


BHADARWAH, APRIL 24: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today said the resolve of the State Government is to provide clean drinking water to every village, sufficient water for irrigation to every field and conservation of every drop of water.
The Minister said this while addressing the meeting convened to review the water supply position, irrigation facilities and flood protection works being executed by the department in various districts including Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban at Tilligarh in Bhadarwah.
MLA Doda Shakti Raj Parihar, MLA Bhadarwah Daleep Singh Parihar, MLA Khour Krishan Lal Bhagat, Chief Engineer, PHE Susheel Aima, Chief Engineer, I&FC Rajeev Gandotra, Executive Engineers, Superintending Engineers and other senior officers of the department were present in the meeting.
The Minister was informed that 6 Water Supply Schemes (WSSs) had been taken up in Doda and all schemes stand completed while as 8 WSSs were taken up in Kishtwar, out of which 4 have been completed and work on rest schemes is going on. In Ramban, 7 WSSs were taken up and all schemes have been completed.
The Minister was further informed that 26 schemes for irrigation were taken up in Doda, out of which 19 have been completed and work on 7 schemes is going on in full-swing. In Kishtwar, 20 schemes have been taken up, out of which 18 stands completed and work on 2 schemes is going on while as in Ramban, 17 schemes were taken up, out of which 7 have been completed and work on 10 schemes is going on.
The Minister directed the officers to complete the leftover schemes within shortest possible span of time.
During the meeting, MLA Doda, Shakti Raj Parihar said that the works on Lift Irrigation Scheme in Jodhpur should be started soon while as work on sanctioned irrigation schemes under NABARD in Junglewad should also be expedited. The water distribution system should be improved in Doda, besides covering leftover habitations under the piped distribution system, he added.
Meanwhile, MLA Bhadarwah Daleep Singh Parihar sought government’s intervention in further augmenting supply of this vital basic amenity to the people. He also urged for expediting pace of works on Water Supply Scheme, Jai.
In the meeting, the Minister directed the officers of the department to submit the reports of damages to the District administration as well as the concerned Chief Engineer within 24 hours of the incident so that the damages can be repaired and water supply can be restored for the people at the earliest.
He asked the officers to construct irrigation channels (khuls) properly so that the irrigation facilities can be improved in the respective districts. He further directed the Executive Engineers to visit each and every water supply scheme being executed under their jurisdiction to get first hand information of the extent of wok done in the ongoing schemes and condition of the already commissioned tube wells.
Later, the Minister inaugurated Rapid Sand Filtration plant having a capacity of 5,000 gallons per hour at Halyan. He directed the officers to supply only filtered water to the people and construct filtration plants, wherever necessary.
During his tour, the Minister also inaugurated Stage-2nd of water Supply Scheme, Chakrabathi constructed under NRDWP which would supply clean drinking water to various villages including Belru, Sindra, Kahila, Kuthyara and Chakrabathi.
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