Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Dec 27: Former Minister and MLA Inderwal G M Saroori today visited Government Degree College Kishtwar and address the staff members as well as students there.
Mr Saroori heard the problems of students being faced by them in the college during the academic session. While responding to the students, he assured that their demands would be highlighted and brought into the notice of higher authorities for redressal at an earliest.
Mr Saroori also announced that auditorium will be built at Kishtwar for which funds have already been sanctioned by Union Minister G N Azad from his MPLAD funds and the revenue authorities are identifying the suitable land for the same.
MLC Syed Asgar Peer, College Principle Dr Shafkat Anayat, civil societies members including Mushtaq Ahmed Hap, Thakur Jugal Bhandari, Mahinder Singh Parihar, Sheikh Nasir Hussain, Tilak Raj Sen, Somnath Sharma, Ashok Sen, Shakir Siddique, G M Rahi, NSUI activists, NSS and NCC volunteers were present on the occasion.
Saroori along with MLC Kishtwar Syed Asgar Ali also visited Kishtwar Campus of Jammu University and interacted with the students and faculty members. Director of the Kishtwar Campus Prof. Shohab Inayat Malik presented a brief resume of the campus. He informed that the campus was running four courses viz. M.Sc-IT, M.Sc-Geology (Hydrology and Soil Dynamics), M.A Kashmiri and PGDCA .
Saroori while speaking on the occasion said that he would talk to Vice Chancellor, M.P.S Ishar to start Persian Department in the Kishtwar Campus.
While interacting, Peer Asgar Ali threw light on the role of university. He suggested that one Counseling and Guidance cell should be started in Kishtwar Campus where experts on different subjects be invited for preparation of the competitive exams.
Later MLA and MLC visited Geology and IT Labs.