Zulfkar kick starts work on Ans Irrigation Canal

Minister for FCS & CA and Information Department Ch Zulfkar Ali kick starting the construction work on Ans Irrigation Canal.
Minister for FCS & CA and Information Department Ch Zulfkar Ali kick starting the construction work on Ans Irrigation Canal.

Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Oct 1: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Information Ch Zulfkar Ali kick-started the construction work on Ans Irrigation Canal at Hubi. This project would be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 85.57 crore will irrigate 5000 acres of land.
On the occasion, the Minister was briefed by the officers of I&FC Department about the components of the project. It was informed that the project is comprised of Water Conductor and 4 Water Distributaries and the total length of Water Conductor will be 8.3 km comprising of 6.9 km Main Canal and 1.3 km tunnel whereas four distributaries will be of 43.30 km length.
A total of 6300 families of Dhar Sakri, Peeri, Kot Dhara, Gakhrote, Sankari, Bindi, Tarkasi, mera Nagrota, Ladote, Kalal Kass, Dangri, Lanka Ban, Saranoo and Baljaralan would be benefitted after the completion of this project.
The Minister, while asserting the importance of project, directed the concerned to expedite the work and complete the 6.9 km Main Canal within 30 months. Executive Engineer I&FC was instructed to ensure timely submission of the Detailed Project Report for 4 Distributaries for funding under NABARD.
While counting the innumerable benefits that the project will unfold, the Minister said the canal is likely to transform hundreds of canal of uncultivable land into fertile/productive resource. The canal will not only irrigate the lands but enhance the productivity and prosperity of the entire area besides entailing employment benefits for the youth of the region, he added.
Zulfkar said that projects worth Rs 800 crores are under implementation in Darhal constituency including Medical College, several road projects like Rajouri-Koteranka, Rajouri-Darhal, Koteranka-Khawas and Koteranka-Budhal roads, play fields, indoor stadium and 100 school buildings etc.
He said that health and education sectors are the priority sector of present dispensation and no stone will be left unturned for enhancing their efficacy and reach. He also directed the concerned CEO to move a proposal for de-clubbing of earlier clubbed schools as per the requirements and demand of present times.
He further instructed the officers present to make every effort for improving the public service delivery system and reach out to people at the grass roots. The Minister also directed the district administration to review the developmental work under SAGY in Hubi and Targain, villages adopted for Model Village.
Earlier, the Minister visited Eco-Tourism Park at Patli Qila and reviewed the progress of ongoing developmental works. He took serious note of unexplained delay in the completion of Ans Rapid Sand filtration plant at Patli Qila and given one month deadline to the concerned for completion of the  project of public importance.
The Minister was accompanied by DDC Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Jammu P N Bali, SE Rafiq Khan, XEn PHE Nisar Khan, CEO Lal Husain and other district officers.

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