JAMMU : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the launch, construction and commissioning of hundreds of development projects during the tenure of present coalition dispensation, largely owe its existence to the peaceful situation and brotherhood prevailing in the State.
“Despite attempts on peace and amity, the people of the state helped the government in nipping the evil in the bud and restoring normality,” Mr Abdullah said while addressing a public gathering at Kunjwani in city outskirts after laying foundation of Rs 50 crore maternity hospital at Gandhi Nagar.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated Rs 26 crore Shastri Nagar 33/11KV, 10 MVA Receiving Station and opened Rs 19 crore Satwari-Kunjwani Four-Lane Road Project.
“The disturbances during the militancy in the State has put all spheres of development at halt and economy in shambles,” said the Chief Minister added that “whenever there is security and law and order challenge the government’s attention on development gets shifted to providing security to the people and controlling the situations.”
“Some people for political reasons do not want to count the glaring achievements of my government and attempt to divert the attention of the people from the gigantic development process taking place across the state,” he said.
The does not believe in propaganda because the work done on the ground itself speaks for its author and his government’s report card would be made available to every citizen to judge the performance of his government.
On power development, Mr Abdullah said that self-reliance in power generation is imperative for economic welfare and holistic development in a State like Jammu and Kashmir.
The Chief Minister however, also announced launch of neurosurgery unit in Jammu Super Specialty Hospital to provide critical neurosurgery treatment to the patients there and relieve them from the burden of travelling outside the state while he later announced construction of subways on the Satwari-Kunjwani road project for the benefit of pedestrian.
He further said, “the state government has almost got cleared the Gandola project for Jammu from the Union Ministry of Environment and we have also discussed the importance of expansion of runways of Jammu Airport at the Union Government level to make it safe and secure and capable of receiving bigger aircrafts”.
(AGENCIES)
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