Out of Rs 3566 cr for J&K, constituency gets Rs 1524 cr
Avtar Bhat
JAMMU, May 2: Giving a major boost to road infrastructure in the Kathua, Udhampur, Doda Lok Sabha constituency, the Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers Development Ministry, Government of India, has allocated Rs 1524.46 crore for this Parliamentary constituency under PMGSY scheme.
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In this regard, the Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sent a communiqué to Union Minister in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh who also represents the Lok Sabha constituency.
Out of Rs 3566 crore approved for the construction of rural roads in the Jammu and Kashmir UT under PMGSY, Rs 1524.46 crore has alone been allocated to this constituency which is 43 percent of the total PMGSY -IV batch II budget for J&K.
With this amount, 121 road works covering 652.51 kilometres in five districts of Kathua, Udhampur, Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar will be covered in this hilly and terrain constituency.
This will be a major boost to road connectivity in the rural and hilly belt of the constituency right from Kathua district up to Kishtwar district joining Kashmir.
Chouhan has mentioned in his letter that with the construction of these roads 138 habitations will get road connectivity in the constituency.
The Minister further said that these roads will not only strengthen the infrastructure in rural areas but also contribute significantly in the socio-economic development of the region. For the successful implementation, the Minister has stressed on proceeding of construction swiftly and ensuring the quality of work effectively so that the public can be benefitted from these roads for a long time.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan has also stressed the concerned authorities that the works should be completed in a stipulated time frame without compromising the quality.
As per official sources out of 121 proposals in the constituency 46 are in Udhampur district only which is followed by Kathua district.
In Udhampur district remote areas like Chenani, Dudo, Goldi , Kulwanta and Majalta will be covered while in Kathua district, far off areas like Bani, Barnoti, Billawar, Dhar Mahanpur, Duggan, Hira Nagar, Lohi Malhar, Nagrota Gujra, Dinga Amb, etc will be covered under the PMGSY roads.
In Doda district, Bhagwa, Assar, Dhalla, Chirala, Gandoh, Gundana, Kastigarh, Kheleni, Marmat etc will be covered.
Likewise in Kishtwar district, Bunjwa, Dachan, Drabshalla, Inderwal, Marwah, Mughal Maidan, Nagsini, Padder etc will get road infrastructure.
In Ramban district, Rajgarh, Sangaldan, Ukhral, Banihal, Gool, Batote etc will get road connectivity.
Sources said almost all the remote areas in the Kathua, Udhampur-Doda constituency will get highest priority in this allocation. There were some areas where there was no road connectivity and people have to travel all along by foot. But with this allocation by Union Ministry a long standing demand of the people of these far off places of this constituency will be solved.
Expressing his compliments to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Dr Jitendra Singh said the Prime Minister has always given priority to providing connectivity in far flung, remote and hilly areas. He said earlier too special attention was paid to this constituency in allocation of funds under PMGSY roads as since Narendra Modi took over in 2014, his focus was development of remote and far-flung areas which have remained neglected for decades together.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the construction of these roads will make ease of living for the people in the remote and hilly areas of his constituency and it will also boost the development and socio economic life of the people. He expressed the hope that the construction of all roads will be made in a stipulated time frame by the concerned agencies.
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