Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today said children are the building blocks of the society who need proper guidance right from the beginning years to rise and shine in the future.He called upon the teachers, parents and grandparents to guide and counsel children to make them responsible citizens thereby ensuring their contribution in the development of the country.The Minister was speaking during Grand Parents Day celebrations organized by Dream Care Playway School at Abhinav Theatre.MLC, Vikram Randhawa, Chairman, Unique Higher Secondary School Jasbir Singh, Chairman, Dream Care Playway School Jagdish Gupta, teachers, students and parents were present in the function.He further said there is a need to educate children about the cultural heritage of the state and asked the school management to organize sports competitions, debates, seminars, painting competitions and other co-curricular activities for the overall development of children.
Appreciating the cultural performances presented by the students, the Minister said these activities take children closer to their social, cultural and ethnic values.Later in the day, the Minister also chaired a meeting to review the status of water flow in Ranbir canal, Partap Canal, Ravi-Tawi Irrigation Complex and their distributaries.In the meeting, the Minister directed the officers to carry out extensive plantation drives along the canals and their distributaries. He further asked them to ensure that the water reaches every agricultural field in Jammu.Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control, P.N Bali, Chief Engineer, Ravi-Tawi Irrigation Complex, H.C Jerath and other executive engineers were also present in the meeting.