Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 30: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today listened to the people’s issues at a grievance redressal camp held at Suchetgarh.
The Minister took stock of public issues and reviewed the status of decisions taken in previous public meetings.
Villagers hailing from Sai Kalan, Haripur, Badyal Brahmana, Mokha, Kheper, Kanachak, Katyal, Bidhipur, Baspur, Kotli, Abtal, Uttabali, Fatehpur Salai, Dablat and Bega Bera apprised the Minister about their concerns regarding power supply, water supply, road connectivity and sanitation.
They also sought disposal of pending widow pension cases, construction of houses for the homeless and revision of BPL list. The villagers also demanded upgrading of transformers and replacement of electric poles to augment power supply and construction of lanes and drains.
Sham Choudhary assured them that their genuine demands would be addressed in a phased manner.
Interacting with the deputations from different villages, the Minister said the Government has taken many extraordinary steps for the welfare of the common masses and special stress is being laid on the uplift of weaker sections of the society, people living on borders and far-flung areas.
Later, the Minister inspected the desilting works on Distributary (D-17) main Ranbir Canal from off point RD 2100 to tail end RD 11000. He directed the officers to expedite the pace of desilting work so that sufficient water can be provided to the farmers for irrigation purposes.
The Minister also enquired about the status of notices being served to the encroachers and those who throw garbage in the canal. He directed the officers to launch plantation drive along the canal with fencing of the covered area to save the plants.
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