Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 27: “For Viksit Bharat and rapid growth we must maintain ecological integrity and economic integrity,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said today.
Securing the biodiversity should become the national mission and all sections of society must work together for protection, restoration and regeneration of natural resources. He was speaking at the award ceremony, ‘Pride of J&K’. The award honored stalwarts and champions of Jammu Kashmir who shaped the region’s development and always stood as pillars of hope in times of disaster.
The Lieutenant Governor felicitated the Army, NDRF, SDRF, J&K Police personnel, NGOs and Civil Administration officials for their exceptional and selfless service during the recent natural catastrophe in J&K UT.
These heroes offered hope and aid in the face of destruction and ‘Pride of J&K’ Award recognised their selfless act in rescue and relief and their conspicuous courage under extremely dangerous circumstances, the Lieutenant Governor said.
The Lieutenant Governor said the Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is firmly committed to speedily revive the Jammu and Kashmir’s development momentum and resuming normal life.
He called upon the citizens to support the police force and army personnel in the fight against terrorism and separatism.
“The ecosystem of separatist elements is now breathing its last. army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and all security agencies have been given free hand to decisively crush the terrorists and their sympathisers,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
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