Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 2: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla today said that Government is committed to connect every nook and corner of the State by providing all weather road connectivity.
The Minister was speaking at a public meeting at Gangyal after laying foundation stone of 9.80 meter long vented causeway over Barsati nallah, coming up at an estimated cost of Rs. 22 lakh.
Mr. Bhalla asked the R&B officers to redouble their efforts in completing the ongoing construction work of culvert well before the start of rainy season. He said people of the Babliana and Gangyal areas faced lot of hardships during last year monsoon due to choking of nallah with mud which resulted into flood water entering into the houses of inhabitants.
The Minister said for providing relief from flash floods in Barsati nallah, Government has already earmarked Rs. 2 crore for the construction of both sided embankments including beds from Gangyal to Babliana villages, adding that with the completion of the project, the people would get relief from flash floods in rainy season.
Mr. Bhalla asked the executing agency to immediately remove the garbage from the choked portion of the nallah holes so that the people do not face any inconvenience.
To beautify the half a kilometer open space of the canal, the Minister said Government has sanctioned Rs. 1.6 crore for development of recreation park, walkway besides landscaping facilities. He said the project is under progress and would be completed within stipulated time frame on modern lines.
At Shiv Nagar in Bandhu Rakh, Mr. Bhalla laid foundation stone of link road from Joogian Mohallah to Dharap village, for which Government has earmarked Rs. 10 lakh.
Interacting with the villagers, the Minister said with the completion of the road, the distance to village Dharap would be reduced to a large extent. He said for improving the drinking water facilities in Dharap and Joogian Mohalla, the government has already commissioned two deep drill tube wells at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.95 crore under Dharap Kothey Water Supply Scheme.
The dedicated tube wells would go a long way in solving the water scarcity problem in Dharap, Dharap Kothey, Jogian Mohalla and Gujjar basti localities. He asked the PHE authorities to complete the digging as well as laying of water supply pipes works in left out areas of the villages at the earliest so that the inhabitants do not face drinking water scarcity during summer season.
He said Government has prepared a comprehensive plan to meet the requirement of drinking water facilities in summer season, adding that instructions have been issued to the concerned departments to install hand pumps in water deficit areas.
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