National Conference Friday said that Srinagar was at the heart of NC’s mission of development and prosperity and that the party had delivered on its promises with the people of Srinagar in a historic tenure of good-governance that saw unprecedented growth in public infrastructure and in the development of essential services facilities in the city. NC legislators and candidates from Srinagar – MLA and Candidate for Eidgah Mubarak Gul, MLA and Candidate for Amira Kadal Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA and Candidate for Batamaloo Irfan Shah, MLA and Candidate for Zadibal Peer Mohammad Afaq, MLA and Candidate for Habba Kadal Shameema Firdous, Candidate for Hazratbal Constituency Mohammad Sayed Akhoon held a meeting at NC Headquarters in Srinagar today. The meeting was presided over by NC General Secretary, MLA and Candidate from Khanyar Constiency, Ali Mohammad Sagar.
NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said that National Conference had ushered Srinagar into a new era of growth and development in the last six years and had reformed the system of governance to empower the common man. Giving a list of NC’s work in Srinagar in the last six years, Sagar said that it was the Omar Abdullah Government that invested in major road projects in Srinagar like the Meerakh Shah Road, the Zadibal to Pandech Road, the Qamarwari to Narbal Road, the widespread four-laning and widening of roads across the city besides renovating the historic Zaina Kadal, Zero Bridge and Habba Kadal Bridges. “We started the strategic Jehangir Chowk to Natipora Flyover project at an estimated cost of 300 crores while also starting work on the Barbarshah to Rajbagh, Dalgate and Padrethan Bridges. Dozens of community halls were completed and dedicated to the public in every nook and corner of Srinagar while dozens more are about to be completed. The Omar Abdullah Government also started extensions and upgradation on the Rangil Water Supply Scheme while upgrading water treatment plants and delivery systems all across the city” the NC General Secretary said.
“The Omar Abdullah Government also delivered unprecedented focus and initiatives in the development of stadia, sports infrastructure and parks in Srinagar and some prominent examples are the Radpora, Zindshah Stadiums, the Astro-turf ground at Polo View, the upgradation of Indoor Stadium, the Joggers Park at Rajbagh besides various playgrounds around the city for our youth. Tagore Hall was upgraded to State of the Art status with an expenditure of hundreds of crores as well. Besides two modern, mega shopping complexes worth hundreds of crores were constructed at Jehangir Chowk and Rambagh”, Sagar said.
The NC General Secretary said that historic initiatives were taken in the field of Health Care in Srinagar as the Bone and Joint Hospital, the SMHS Hospital and the Lala Ded Hospitals were upgraded to state-of-the-art status with new facilities and added capacity. “Dozens of new health facilities in the shape of new Sub-District Hospitals, CHCs and PHCs were added all around Srinagar and the Lala Ded Hospital was upgraded with an addition of a new 200 bed block under the personal supervision of the Honorable Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Work was started on the 200 Bed Childrens’ Hospital in Diwan Bagh and the 250 Bed Maternity Hospital there”, Sagar said.
“We also undertook the renovation and construction at revered shrines like Peer Dastageer Sahab, Makhdoom Sahab, Bulbulshah Sahab Shrine and Naqshband Sahab Ziyarat in Srinagar with utmost dedication and have delivered on our commitments to the thousands of devotees who throng these shrines with reverence” the NC General Secretary said.Senior National Conference Leader and MLA Eidgah Mubarak Gul reiterated NC’s commitment towards Srinagar and said the party is seeking a strong mandate from the people so that it can usher the State into an era of development without any constraints of coalition politics. (KNS)