Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) president and MLA Khansahib Hakim Mohammad Yasin Friday said that government has completely ignored the development of Doodpathri.“I raised the issue with Chief Minister several times that neither there are funds, nor officials posted in Doodpathri Development Authority. The Authority has no Chief Executive Officer for last six months, and also the shortage of establishment staff. There is no electricity and heaps of garbage is lying in the area. Illegal structures are coming. I wrote to administrative officer and Chief Minister but to no avail,” Hakim Yasin rued.The MLA Khansahib said despite being close to Srinagar and having natural beauty, Doodpathri has been completely ignored by the incumbent government. “Since last one year it seems the area has been abandoned by the government. The area if developed properly on tourism circuit can provide employment to thousands of unemployed youth of Budgam district,” he said.
Stating there are lot many virgin tourist destinations which needed to be exploited to boost tourism in the state, MLA Khansahib, asked the government to widen its tourism promotion strategy beyond the traditional tourism places of Gulmarg and Pahalgam. For this purpose, all the newly created Tourism Development Authorities (TDA) including Doodhpathri TDA should be made fully functional, he asserted.The PDF chief also expressed concern that Khansahib sub-division was without Sub Divisional Magistrate for the last three months. “People are suffering and despite bringing it into the notice of administrative department and the Chief Minister, nothing has been done,” he said. “It seems government is doing step-motherly treatment with out area,” the MLA Khansahib added. (KNS)