DDC Rajouri holds public grievance redressal camp at Kalakote

DDC Rajouri interacting with people.
DDC Rajouri interacting with people.

Excelsior Correspondent

Rajouri, Mar 25: Continuing the massive outreach initiative of the District Administration, the District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan today listened to the public issues in a Public Grievances Redressal camp at Kalakote.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Kalakote, Krishan Lal; Additional SP, Girdari Lal; Chief Planning Officer, Mohammad Khurshid; SE PWD, Shahid Latief; SE Jal Shakti, SR Shukla; PO ICDS, Kartar Singh; CEO Education, Gulzar Hussain; ACD, Sushil Khajuria; Executive Engineers of the PWD, Jal Shakti, I&FC, PMGSY, JKPCC besides other districts and sectoral officers were also present on the occasion.
BDC Chairperson Kalakote, Babu Khan; BDC Chairperson Moughla, Sulekha Kotewal; DDC Member Kalakote, Anita Thakur; DDC Member Moughla, Shamim Akhtar; DDC Member Dhangri, Rameshwar Singh; President MC Kalakote, Vijay Suri, Sarpanches, Panches and people are drawn from various sections of society including social activists,PRIs, prominent citizens, retired Government Employees, and common masses from Kalakote and adjoining areas thronged the Public outreach camp and put forward several issues.
They apprised the DDC about developmental issues of their respective areas including inadequate water supply, macadamization and renovation of roads, up-gradation of schools, better health services and related issues were projected during the programme and many of them were resolved on the spot with the intervention of the concerned departments.
Specific issues projected on the occasion include widening of Siot to Kalakote road, blacktopping of road from Sair to Dali-A, Sialsui to Phali road, repairing the old hand pumps, paucity of staff in health and educational institutions, repair and renovation of roads, construction of a bridge at Pathinala, up-gradation of GHHS School Kalakote, shortage of electricity poles, replacement of the worn-out water pipes etc.
Other issues include completion of work on GDC Moughla building, lack of a water supply scheme at Dadote-A, inclusion of eligible beneficiaries under PMAY scheme, exaggerated electricity bills, sanctioning of a playground at each panchayat, construction of road from Garn to Phali Bharamna, construction of road from Panjnara to Phali, up-gradation of GHS Bathera, restoration of water supply scheme at Bathera and other related issues were raised during the programme.
Public also demanded making the Gujjar and Bakerwal hostel Kalakote functional, completion of work on Degree College Kalakote building, sanctioning of SBI Bank Branch at Kalakote and Kendriya Vidyalaya, construction of a Revenue complex at Kalakote, up-gradation of HS Tattapani to HSS, ATM facility at Tattapani, blacktopping of the road from Beragoa to Tatapani, the revival of Kalakote coal mines etc.
DDC gave a patient hearing to all the issues and demands projected on the occasion and assured that their genuine grievances would be redressed in a time-bound manner.