Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Aug 6: Member of Legislative Assembly from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today inaugurated 13.35 km long Shivnagar- Sarawan road in Thakraie area of Kishtwar district.
A large public rally was also organized on the occasion to celebrate the completion of road. The stage- I road project has been completed by PMGSY Department at an estimated cost of over Rs 6.27 crore which was sanctioned under Phase VI in the year 2013.
The newly constructed road will provide reliable and all weather connectivity to a huge population living in Thakraie block and towns Butt Pora, Dhar, Rajpur Mohalla, Gujjar Basti, Hajam Mohalla, Sheikh Pura, Nayanpora, Gurssa, Bharthna and other surrounding areas.
While addressing the gathering at Sarawan, Sarooori described better road communication vital for economic development and laid stress on speedy completion of other ongoing projects of infrastructure development including bridges and roads. He said that road link to Sarawan is benefitting the people of this area, adding these people were confronting multiple hardships due to inadequate road communication but at present after completion of this prestigious project, people won’t face any hardship.
Saroori said that only Congress Government is committed to provide all basic amenities like health care, road connectivity to far flung areas, upgradation of schools, recruitment of staffs to various Government schools and other basic necessities.
Later, Saroori also visited Higher Secondary School Thakrie and interacted with school students and staff. He said since he became MLA there were only few schools in whole of the constituency. On the demand of students and general public of the area, Saroori announced 100 desks for the school, construction of compound wall, slab and installation of grills for the schools besides this installation of two 63 kv transformers, installation of 4 km long HDEP pipes so that people get better drinking water facility, blacktopping on 2 kms long Bikna Mangthalla road, 9 lakhs for various developmental activities under CDF and school building for High School Sarawan.
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