Sham Lal kick-starts black topping work of Gharana-Haripur road

5 Dariya News

Jammu 27-Nov-2016

Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary, today kick started the blacktopping work for 3.5 km stretch of road from Gharana to Haripur.The project is being undertaken under the City Town Plan with an estimated cost of Rs 70 lakh. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that this was the long pending demand of the people of the area and will give great relief to the villagers being connected by this link. "Roads are vital for development of any area and every effort is being made by the Government to connect all unconnected and inaccessible areas through an enhanced road network," he added.He said all the developmental initiatives will be fast paced so that these vital projects are completed in a time bound manner. He sought cooperation from the people in ensuring speedy development of their areas and asked them to come forward and personally supervise the quality of works.The Minister directed the engineers to strictly maintain the quality of works as per the specifications and complete the same in a time bound manner.

The Minister assured the people that their issues will be taken up with the concerned departments at the earliest. Earlier, the Minister handed over 4.5 km stretch of Badyalquzin to Fatuchak to people which were completed with an estimated cost of Rs 60 lakh.Later, the Minister convened a public grievance redressal camp at Badila in Suchetarh to listen to the demands and problems of the people of the village and nearby areas. While addressing the gathering, the Minister said that the government is committed to provide all basic amenities to the people of the state at their doorsteps and priority is being given to ensure water supply, power supply, education and road connectivity.