Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 27: Former Minister and Ex-MLA Jammu West, Sat Sharma (CA) started construction works of lane at Jawahar Nagar area of New Plot, Ward 16. Sharma was also accompanied by a large number of people including State spokesperson, BJP, Balbir Ram Rattan, district president, Munish Khajuria, State publicity secretary, Ajay Vaid, Mandal president, Raveesh Mengi, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) officials, local residents and political activists of the area.
The works are being executed under the supervision of JMC at an estimated cost of Rs 9 lakh and the funds were sanctioned from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) of former MLA which was sanctioned during his tenure and its work was delayed due to Code of Conduct of Parliamentary elections and administrative reasons, but the work was taken up as soon as the process got cleared.
Speaking on the occasion, Sat Sharma said that the residents of the area met him some time back and demanded for up gradation of lane in Jawahar Nagar and New Plot whose condition was deteriorated and it was quite difficult for the commuters to pass through the lane.
He said that on demands of locals, he immediately sanctioned the amount from his CDF during his tenure as MLA and today the works for the same has started which will provide a major relief to the inhabitants in coming days.
He stated that many Central Government sponsored projects and schemes are implemented at grass root level whose execution and completion are also expected to be done in coming times and it shows that development is moving at high pace after the UT status was given to J&K. He also appealed the masses to trust the leadership of PM, Narendra Modi and said that Central Government has a great vision for J&K UT which will make it amongst most developed places in the country in future.
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