Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA Feb 23: Senior BJP leader and MLA Kathua, Rajiv Jasrotia today inaugurated four tube wells at Uttri,Sahar, Kadyar Kumala and Jagatpur respectively at the cost of 4 . 26 crore. These tubewells will be constructed by Public Health Engineering Department under NRDWP in Kathua constituency. These tubewells were non functional due to lack of funds.
However MLA managed funds from Central Government to make them functional again. Chief Engineer PHE, other concerned engineers besides Sarpanchs, Panchs and a large number of people were also present on the inaugural function. The tubewells equipped with all high-tech and automatic equipments has capacity of 5000 GLNS per hours per Tubewell.
Speaking on the occasion, MLA said that he is highly concerned about the scarcity of water in kandi areas of his constituency and for the purpose large number of schemes has been taken up to provide and augment potable water facilities in water stressed areas. He said that with the inauguration of these tube wells, the long pending demand of the people of the area has been fulfilled, adding that thousands of souls of Uttri, Sahar, Kadyar Kumala and Jagatpur and adjoining villages will be benefitted with adequate drinking water facilities.
We have initiated various development projects including construction of roads and bridges, educational and health institutions, electricity and safe drinking water supply projects to provide all basic facilities to the people at their doorsteps, he added. He called upon the people to cooperate with executing agencies for implementation of Government development schemes for their own betterment besides keeping a close monitoring of the development projects being executed in their respective area.