UDHAMPUR,
JULY 15: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary
today inaugurated Improved and augmented Water Supply Schemes at Dehari and
Ramnagar Town in presence of MLA Ramnagar, R.S Pathania.
Deputy
Commissioner Udhampur, Niraj Kumar, Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood
Control, Jammu Rajeev Gandotra were also present on the occasion.
During
the inaugural ceremony of the Dehari -WSS, the Minister stressed that as many
as 2732 souls of Dehari, Khaba-Dater, Thakar Dwara, Bagad, Deoti, Agla Padder,
Targai, Pandita Da Paddar areas of the tehsil Ramnagar would be benefitted
because of Dehari Water Supply Scheme, which has been completed at an estimated
cost of 168 lakhs under the ‘National Rural Drinking Water Programme.
At
Ramnagar, the Minister inaugurated the Water Supply Scheme Ramnagar Town Phase
–I under LIC. The scheme would ensure sufficient availability of drinking water
in the town and people would not face any shortage of water now, said the
Minister. The Minister also planted saplings at Sub-division PHE Complex
Ramnagar.
'The Government is committed to provide basic amenities to the common masses',
stressed the Minister during a public meeting at Ramnagar. He further
said that providing drinking water to every village is one of the important
agendas of present dispensation and assured full cooperation from his
department in this regard. The Minister further announced 25 hand pumps for
Ramnagar.
The
Minister directed the concerned to take immediate steps to improvise the
irrigation system in the area. He further asked the concerned officers to
complete all the related projects in a time bound manner.
He
said that the process of regularization of need based workers would be done
very soon after the proper verification of the record.
Several deputations met the Minister and put forth their problems and demands
including construction of Kuhls and water tank at Dehari. The Minister
directed the concerned officers to resolve the issues raised by the common
masses at the earliest.
Later,
the Minister also chaired a meeting to review various schemes of PHE,
Irrigation and Flood Control at Dak Bungalow, Ramnagar and directed the
concerned officers to expedite the pace of on-going works.
Among
others, ACR Subhash Chander Dogra, SE Hydraulic circle Udhampur J.S.Chib, ACR
Subhash Dogra, CPO Ashok Khajuria, Ex-En PHE Udhampur Ashok Sharma besides
officers and prominent citizens attended the programme.