Complete road works before rainy season: Tony

DDC member Taranjit Singh Tony starting blacktop works of road in Suchetgarh constituency on Thursday.
DDC member Taranjit Singh Tony starting blacktop works of road in Suchetgarh constituency on Thursday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, June 17: District Development Council (DDC) Member Suchetgarh, Taranjit Singh Tony has impressed upon the functionaries of Road & Building Department to initiate appropriate measures to expedite the works of all the allotted road projects in Suchetgarh area so that these are completed well before the onset of rainy season.
He stated this after starting the blacktopping work of road from Village Sandhey to Khana Chak road in Suchetgarh constituency, here today.
The DDC member asked the officials of the concerned department to ensure that quality material is used in the project. He said that with democracy having percolated to the grass roots level the people are aware about their rights as well as the duties of the officers and officials of various departments.
Emphasizing that the officials and the contractors involved in any work now have to be answerable at the local level, he asked the officials to remain vigilant while carrying out the instant development work.
Tony assured the people of Suchetgarh that other roads of this border area will quite soon be taken up for blacktopping and would be completed in the coming time.
He also demanded relaying of Haripur Road as the people of the area were resented over the poor quality of material used while constructing the aforesaid road.
BDC Chairman, Tarsem Singh and Sarpanch Omkar Singh, Jasvir Samotra, Daleep Singh Samotra, Gara Ram Bhagat and many other prominent persons were also present.