* Prioritize movement of fruit laden trucks on NH
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 8: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a video conference with the Divisional and District Administration to review issues of public importance.
Chief Secretary exhorted the DCs to reach out to the public for prompt resolution of their grievances and ensure that their grievances are addressed in a time bound manner.
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu and other senior officers attended the meeting. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Kashmir and Jammu Divisions participated in the meeting through video conference.
Chief Secretary lauded the efforts of Divisional Administration, Jammu for retrieving State land which can be put to better use for larger public good. He appreciated the anti- encroachment drive by the District Administration Samba during which a significant chunk of State land was retrieved from encroachers.
While complimenting the District Administration Ramban and Reasi for resolution of all land acquisition and other issues in the Katra-Banihal section of the Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project, Chief Secretary observed that the efforts of the J&K Government in the early restoration of these issues has been acknowledged during the PRAGATI on November 6, 2019.
Chief Secretary also reviewed the preparations with regard to launching of the second phase of the Back to Village (B2V) Programme later this month, modalities of which are being worked out by the Planning Development & Monitoring Department and Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj.
The first phase of B2VP was launched in June, 2019. Based on extensive interactions with the people, spot observations and feedback received from the public, Government officials submitted a Panchayat wise report to the Government highlighting the requirements of various halqa Panchayats. The launching of the second phase of B2V Programme will help to assess the progress of resolution of priority issues of a Panchayat for which Rs 5 crore have been released to each District.
The second phase will also focus on acquainting people of a halqa Panchayat about various schemes with allocated funds to enable them to prepare plans under initiative ‘Gram Panchayat Developmental Plan’.
Chief Secretary also reviewed the movement of traffic on Mughal road and directed DC Poonch, District SP Poonch and DC Shopian, District SP Shopian to monitor and regulate the movement of traffic on the said Road. He also directed DC Kupwara and DC Bandipora to ensure that passes including Sadna, Razdan, Z Gali etc are cleared of snow as early as possible so that traffic movement is restored on these routes.
Meanwhile, CS directed Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir to ensure that fruit laden trucks are prioritized for movement on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway after it is opened for traffic.
Chairing a video conference, Chief Secretary emphasized on the Divisional and District Administration Kashmir to provide all possible assistance to the fruit growers in procurement and transportation of their Apple produce to outside Mandis.
Chief Secretary directed Director Horticulture, Kashmir and Director, JKHPMC to further speed up the payment process and ensure that fruit growers receive their payments as per the fixed timelines. He also called for launching a sustained publicity campaign through Doordarshan, Radio and Print media regarding MISP for the benefit of the farmers willing to sell their Apple produce under the scheme.
He directed Secretary, Horticulture to liaise with SKUAST Kashmir for issuing an advisory to the farmers as to how damage to their orchards and fruits could be minimized on account of snowfall/ frost conditions.
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