Excelsior Correspondent
New Delhi, Jan 21: Minister for PWD (R&B), Abdul Majid Wani and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today called upon Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad to discuss latest political scenario in Jammu and Kashmir.
They submitted a charter of demands for the backward districts of Doda-Kishtwar, especially with regard to improving health facilities there.
Congress leaders told Azad that these two districts have not only suffered on account of natural disaster (Earth quakes) but also on account of least development. They asked the Health Minister to sanction Medical Colleges for Kishtwar and Doda area. They also demanded tertiary health centres, which will bring relief to the people of two districts.
The Congress leaders also demanded Sub-Centres for erstwhile Doda district as since 1987 no new sub-centre has been established in the erstwhile district Doda, Poonch, Rajouri, Kupwara, Baramullah, Anantanag and Udhampur districts.
Saroori highlighted the needs for construction of Singhpura-Vailoo tunnel and Chattar Gallah tunnel which will connect erstwhile Doda district with Srinagar. He said road has completed from both the side of Singhpura Vailoo Tunnel few years ago and it’s a long pending demand of the people of this area.
Wani, apprised Union Health Minister Azad about Chattar Galla tunnel which will be shortest distance from Lakhanpur, via Bani, Basoli and Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, Ghatroo to Anantnag and Srinagar.
They requested Azad to use his good office for making necessary efforts for starting construction work on Chatroo-Singhpura-Vailoo and Chattar Gallah tunnel so that all weather transport facilities are ensured for the people of the twin districts of Kishtwar and Doda.
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