Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Feb 14: District Administration Rajouri has planned to take up beautification of the major rotaries to add to the grandeur of historic border township Rajouri.
District Development Commissioner, Rajesh K Shavan on Sunday conducted a tour of the town and took stock of the sanitation and ongoing developmental works, besides assessing the developmental requirement for the beautification of the main chowks.
The DDC was accompanied by the Chief Planning Officer, Mohammad Khurshid; Additional SP, Liyaqat Chowdhury; Executive Engineer RDA, Sageer Malik, concerned officer from Municipal Council Rajouri.
President MC Rajouri, Mohammad Arief and Vice President MC, Bharat Bushan Vaid were also present on the occasion.
During the inspection, the DDC underscored the need for the beautification of the chowks saying that these are the first contact points with the town for outsiders and hence need proper upkeep. He directed the concerned from Municipal Concil, Rajouri to immediately start the work for beautification of all the chowks leading to the town like Salani Chowk, Panja Chowk, Chowk near Jhula Bridge, Chowk near tehsil office and all other chowks of the town. He also asked MC to maintain proper cleanliness and sanitation in the town and aware the masses about the benefits of cleanliness and sanitation in life.
During his visit to the Tourist Hut at Dhanidhar being executed by the Rajouri Development Authority, the DDC asked the ExEn RDA to complete the work on the project within the shortest possible time. He also directed the concerned officer to maintain the quality of work by using standard material.
At Salani Chowk, the DDC asked RDA to immediately start the renovation work on the old bridge to make it traffic worthy.