Mir Zahoor Ahmad kick-starts blacktopping work in Chandihar

‘Govt committed to provide better road connectivity, basic amenities’

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 26-May-2017

Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative and Fisheries, Mir Zahoor Ahmad, today inaugurated macadamization work on 1.5 kilometer of road length in Chandihara which links it to National Highway road in Pampore Constituency.An amount of Rs 70 lakh has already been sanctioned to carry out the road work.Senior Officers of Public Works Department, district administration and other concerned accompanied the Minister.The Minister also visited various areas of the Constituency to review the pace of ongoing development works. He directed the officers to work with added zeal and ensure time-bound completion of these works so that their benefits percolate to the grass root level.During his visit, various public deputations met the Minister and apprised him of various issues confronting them. He gave a patient hearing to them and assured them of redressal of their genuine concerns in a phased manner.Mir Zahoor said that the Government is committed to provide improved basic amenities to the people of all the three regions of the State. He said several initiatives are underway to upgrade basic services and improve the living standard of the people especially of weaker sections of the society. He said road connectivity is the top priority of the Government and in this regard necessary directions were already passed to all the concerned Departments to prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for uncovered areas so that all habitations would be provided better road connectivity.Referring the developmental works under execution in the Pampore Constituency, Mir Zahoor said that 40 km's of road length in the Constituency will be macadamized during the current fiscal. He further said that several measures are afoot to augment the power distribution and remission network the constituency.