Pratibha Singh calls on Union Minister of State for Defence

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New Delhi , 16 Jul 2013

Pratibha Singh, Member of Parliament called on Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Defence in New Delhi and requested him to direct the Border Roads Organization to take effective steps to open all the roads under the organization round the clock on  priority basis in the State. She told that Shimla-Kalpa road was the life line of the fruit growing areas of the State which was the main economic activity of the region. She said that since the apple season had already begun in the Shimla and other areas so all the roads should remain open round the clock to facilitate the movement of the trucks smoothly. She told that Manali-Leh national highways was very important from strategic defence point of view besides to connect the snow bound tribal Lahaul Spiti district with rest of the country. She told that these tribal areas were also open for tourists till October and road connectivity was the only mode of transport to these areas. She appreciated the role of Border Roads Organization to connect tribal and difficult areas through road network with rest of the country and urged for deployment of additional manpower and machinery in these areas.She requested to provide financial assistance for the construction of sports grounds in each assembly segment of the State under the scheme of Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth and Development.