Sankri devta Mela witnesses huge rush of devotees

Dr Jitendra pays obeisance at temple shrine; listens to people’s grievances

5 Dariya News

Udhampur 19-Aug-2017

Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh today visited Historic Sankri Devta mela at Panchari and paid obeisance at the   temple shrine.

MLA, Dinanath Bhagat also accompanied Dr. Singh at the mela which witnessed huge rush of devotees and series of cultural and sports activities.

Addressing the people, the union Minister congratulated the winners of kabaddi match and cultural troupes who presented different cultural items on the occasion.The Union Minister asked them to showcase their talent at   state and national level.He advised them to work hard and improve their talent to get suitable platform for showcasing the rich culture of their area.  Dr. Singh also stressed on providing necessary training to the local budding sportspersons and artists for honing their skills.Responding to issues raised by locals, Dr. Singh assured that he would take up the demand for Degree College and Kendriya Vidyalaya at Panchari at appropriate forum. He also urged the youth of the area to avail maximum benefits of various welfare schemes launched by the Government.   Dr. Singh also asked the district administration to expedite the work on all on-going major projects in the district. The Minister also announced a Community facility centre at Panchari as demanded by local people of the area.

The union Minister also inspected the stalls set up by the departments for creating mass awareness about various welfare schemes. A scintillating cultural programme featuring local folk dance and music like Kud, Geetru, Paakh was also presented by different cultural troupes.Meanwhile, the Department of Youth Services and Sports Udhampur in collaboration with Education department organised different sports activities on the 2nd Day of the Mela.Earlier, the people of the area accorded a warm welcome to Dr. Singh and also apprised him of various problems being faced by them. They demanded   Government Degree College and Kendriya Vidyalaya for the area,  Blacktopping and repair of road from Udhampur to Panchari, Ashram for Specially abled persons, establishment of Wind Energy Projects, Community facility centre etc.Also present on the occasion were ACR Subhash Chander Dogra, General Manager DIC Suram Chand Sharma, Tehsildar Panchari Narinder Sharma, other district officers and a large number of devotees.