Sham Choudhry lays foundation for tube well at Sai, inaugurates lane, drain at Naikowal

5 Dariya News

Jammu 15-Jan-2018

Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today laid foundation for a tube well at village Sai in Suchetgarh Constituency besides inaugurating lane and drain at village Nekowal constructed at a cost of  Rs. 9.5 lakh under Cluster Model Village programme.Chief Engineer, Irrigation, K.K Mangotra, SE hydraulic  Jammu, R.S Chib Executive Engineer, Bodh Raj besides large number of locals were present on the occasion.Complementing the locals after laying foundation stone for Rs. 73 lakh tube well, the Minister said that the water of the tube well will be used for irrigation purposes  and will provide water supply to 80 acres of land in the village.Calling for concerted efforts in preservation of water resources, the Minister stressed on the need for judicious use of water.He said that the government is committed to provide basic amenities including adequate water and power supply to people of the state and is working in this direction with utmost devotion. He sought cooperation of the people in making the programmes of the government successful and result oriented.Referring to various developmental works under execution in Suchatgarh Block, Sham Choudhry said that the works on various micro and macro development projects are apace in the area and the Centre and the state Government is keen to improve the socio-economic condition of the people living in border areas.Enroute, the Minster visited Government Higher Secondary School Suchetgarh and inspected the ongoing work of office block of the school. He directed the concerned for completing the works like “whitewashing” of all blocks and levelling of the play ground of the school at the earliest.