Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Oct 20: Alleging neglect and deprivation of Ramnagar constituency in the matter of development, NPP chairman and former legislator from this constituency Harsh Dev Singh has called upon the Govt to appropriately address the developmental issues of this area in view of wide spread public resentment prevalent therein.
Addressing public meeting at Ramnagar today, the former MLA regretted that development initiatives launched by him in the past had come to a grinding halt with no action whatsoever to activate the derailed projects which continued to remain in limbo for the last around two years. Expressing grave concern over the pathetic plight of the existing roads, chaotic power supply system, dysfunctional water supply schemes, corruption plagued Rural Development and Food & Supplies Deptt and staff deficient schooling system, Mr Singh deplored that Ramnagar constituency once known for revolutionary growth and development had been relegated to the position of tail ender in the matter of development.
Strongly flaying the abandonment of work on the Rs 15 crore satellite university campus in Ramnagar, Mr Singh regretted that the construction work on the project was stopped in January 2015 immediately after he ceased to be MLA despite 90% of the project having been completed. He questioned the non-initiation and non completion of the remaining 10% of the work on the said campus despite lapse of around two years. He further questioned the fate of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) approved under the aegis of Agricultural University at Marta, Ramnagar and ITI complex at Kirmoo, Ramnagar during 2012-13 for Rs 11 crore and Rs 3 crore, respectively.
Harsh Dev expressed concern over the non commencement of construction work over the PMGSY schemes got sanctioned by him under Phase-X during 2013-14. He regretted that out of 27 road projects prepared, processed and technically approved by STA during 2013-14 under PMGSY at a cost of over Rs 300 crore, two road schemes namely Battal-Mansar-Barigarh and Kela-Dhara costing Rs 16.53 crore and Rs 3.18 crore respectively were mischievously deleted from the sanction list.
He regretted the deplorable plight of hundreds of defunct hand pumps which had not been repaired for the last several months with affected people repairing the same at their own expense.
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