Excelsior Correspondent
BUDGAM, Oct 8: Taking her public outreach further, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti convened at public grievances redressal camp here today in which scores of deputations and hundreds of people met and apprised her of their problems.
The deputations came from all across the district and raised issues like supply of drinking water, improvement in power distribution system, tourism development, road constructions, upgradation of health facilities, development of sports facilities and other issues.
Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura and MLC, Saiffudin Bhat, were present on the occasion.
The deputations thanked the Chief Minister for her reaching to people in far flung areas and the excellent arrangements put in place during Muharram. They also thanked her for initiating many projects of upgradation of power distribution, road macadamisation, tourism development particularly opening Tosa Maidan for tourists and development of roads to other tourist destinations in the district. Many deputations demanded setting up of a transformer bank in the district for immediate repairs of damaged transformers.
A deputation of Jawalapora thanked Mehbooba Mufti for starting work on Randakdaji road. They sought strengthening of facilities at Primary Health Centre (PHC), Watreheil, upgradation of Jawalapora Middle School to High School.
Another deputation from Parneiv, Dreigam villages sought preparation of project report for Sochalpathri water supply scheme. They also sought development of playfield at Bugroo village besides construction of bridge at Chak e Khansahib on Sukhnag nallah.
A deputation from Sanoor Kalipora demanded upgradation of local girls high school to a higher secondary school. They also demanded widening of Badran-Kanihama road besides ban on excavation of sand from Sukhnag nallah. Another deputation of members of civil society from Soibug demanded drainage facilities at Hamdania colony and early completion of Saifdan bridge besides an ambulance for the PHC, Soibug.
Many deputations from Charar i Sharief demanded sanitation, public convenience facilities, more stalls at the local fruit mandi and establishment of Baitul Zaireen at the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Noor ud Din Wali (R.A.). They also sought construction of Charar i Sharief-Tilsaran road which connects the town with Pulwama district.
A deputation of Pandit employees of Sheikhpora sought setting up of an ATM facility in the area, tube well facility for the colony and restoration of promotional avenues in their favour.
Several deputations from Budgam town sought strengthening of health facilities at the District hospital besides extension of its boundaries. They also demanded raising of public convenience facilities for the people in the town especially at the bus stand. The deputations also sought widening of Humhama-Budgam road, development of a park, pacing up of work on the MANUU satellite campus and bus for the local college.
Mehbooba Mufti assured the deputations to look into their demands and take appropriate action. In many cases the Chief Minister gave on spot directions for the redressal of the problems.
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Rohit Kansal; senior officers from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat and Planning Department; heads of several Departments; Chiefs of many Engineering wings; Deputy Commissioner, Haroon Malik and officers of District administration were present on the occasion.
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