*Reviews functioning of Mansar/Surinsar, Patnitop Development Authorities
Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, June 24: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today conducted an extensive tour of Udhampur district to review the current COVID-19 arrangements in the district and the measures taken by the district administration for mitigation of COVID.
During the tour to Udhampur, the Advisor chaired a meeting with BDCs, DDCs, and ULB members, representatives of traders associations, transporters and religious leaders and district officers of various departments to review the current COVID- 19 scenario of District Udhampur at Conference Hall DC Office Complex Udhampur
The meeting was attended by District Development Council Chairperson, Udhampur Lal Chand, Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur Indu Kanwal Chib, Director Rural Development Department, Jammu Kishore Singh Chib, SSP, Sargun Shukla, Members of DDCS and BDCs, President MC Dr. Jogeshwar Gupta, District Officers besides Representatives of traders Associations Transporters and religious leaders.
While reviewing COVID-19 facilities being provided in the designated centres of the district, Advisor directed the concerned officers to upscale the vaccination process and urged the people to get vaccinated at designated Centes to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. He advised BDCs, DDCs, ULB members and PRIs of the district to organize block level/ Panchayat level awareness programmes to generate mass awareness about the vaccination, testing, SOPs and guidelines to be followed for the containment of COVID-19.
During the meeting, BDCs and DDC members and President MC raised many issues and demands regarding completion of under construction tourist hut at Panchari, strengthening of 3 tier panchayati Raj system, shortage of staff in PHCs.
Enroute, Advisor Baseer Khan visited Panchayat Ghar Malhar Lower and inspected the ongoing works of Rural Development there. He also interacted with the PRIs. Director RDD was asked to immediately identify the land for left out Panchayat Ghars in the district and ensure availability of water, electricity, Provision of Rainwater harvesting in all Panchayat ghars in the district. Special emphasis will be laid on water conservation and water harvesting.
The Advisor also had an extensive review of ongoing developmental works of Patnitop Development Authority and Mansar/Surinsar Development Authority. He directed the concerned CEOs of these Authorities to complete the projects within stipulated time lines.
He reviewed the Mantalai project being executed by NBCC. He directed the CEOs of the Development Authorities to furnish the concept papers as already directed in the recently held meeting within seven days delineating all the details of infrastructure available in the respective authorities and further requirements. He emphasized on the need to have assets inventoried and data bank compiled about the physical infrastructure available in the respective Development Authorities.
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