Special Secretary Planning Development & Monitoring Department (PD&MD), K.S Chib today visited Ramban town for physical verification of developmental projects, besides interacting with the Public representatives and people here.
He also interacted with the Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam and discussed various issues in the planning and development sectors. Focusing on achieving the indicators as per parameters prescribed by the Government for saturation of all developmental, social and Job oriented schemes under Jan Abhiyan as a part of ‘My Town My Pride’ Phase-2 District Administration Ramban organised a mega awareness programme at Ramban.
President, Municipal Council, Ramban, Sunita Sumbria and Special Secretary PD & MD jointly presided over the awareness event attended by the Councillors of Municipal Council and prominent citizens. Chief Planning Officer, Dr. Kasturi Lal, General Manager, District Industries Centre, Ravinder Anand, DSEO, Ganesh Kumar, Executive Engineer, PWD Abhishek Gupta, CEO, MC Ramban, Sudarshan Kumar were also present on the occasion.
The Special Secretary also discussed various issues pertaining to the development of Ramban town with public representatives, besides sensitising the participants about measures taken by the government to fulfil the developmental requirements of the town under different sectors.
The Special Secretary also sensitized the participants, especially students about Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and Traffic Rules, besides asking them to avoid drug addiction and traffic rule violations to enjoy a healthy and safe life.
He also highlighted the benefits of various Government schemes launched for the welfare and development of the people. Earlier, the Special Secretary along with concerned officers also conducted physical verification of various developmental works at Ramban, Banihal and Batote towns executed by the various departments under different sectors and schemes including Maitra Park developed by the Floriculture Department, lane and drainages and other developmental projects constructed by the Municipal Council Ramban, besides 1500 LPM Oxygen Generation Plant at District Hospital, Ramban.
President of Municipal Committee, Batote, Ravinder Singh also presided over an awareness camp-cum-public meeting in the premises of the Municipal Committee wherein officers of various departments redressed the grievances of locals.
He also participated in a plantation drive organized by the Forest Division Batote. Meanwhile, the Agriculture Department sensitized the participants about the value of organic farming, mushroom farming and various other farmers' welfare schemes.
Later, free Grow Bags and Solar Dryers at fifty percent subsidy were provided to progressive farmers by the chief guest, President, Municipal Committee, Batote, Ravinder Singh, in presence of DFO, Kuldeep Singh, Vice-president, Kewal Krishan Gupta, President, Beopar Mandal, Sanjay Gupta, SDAO, Sudhir Manhas and PRIs. Similar programmes were also held in Banihal town which witnessed huge public participation.