Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Nov 2: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Jammu –Poonch constituency and State president, BJP, Ravinder Raina today toured Siot, Lamberi, Bagnoti, Nowshera and laid foundation stone for upgradation of PMGSY roads. The foundation stone was laid for Siot-Kalakote road which is a big gift to the people who have been suffering due to its bad condition for a long time.
MP said that upgradation of this road costs Rs 50 crores, will also include construction of two bridges which will connect the area with a population of about 80,000 for which public was waiting for a long time. He, while interacting with the public, said that the Modi Government at the Center has opened its treasury for the all-round development of Jammu and Kashmir and the maximum network of roads and bridges has been laid in the UT.
Expressing his gratitude to the public, Jugal said that the purpose for which the public had voted BJP, the party is sincerely trying to fulfill the dreams of the people. He complimented Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Union Rural Development Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar for providing liberal funds to PMGSY sector of Jammu Kashmir for better connectivity in rural areas.
BJP State president, Ravinder Raina said that maximum cooperation is being given by the Central Government for development in Jammu and Kashmir, in which roads, bridges, ring roads, construction of Pucca houses for the poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and benefits of all schemes like Ujjwala Yojana etc. are being availed in the UT. He said that the Mother Child Care Hospital is going to be built by the Modi Government at Siot Junction Point for the people of Rajouri-Poonch districts which will be ready within a short time. It will benefit people. It will also serve patients in the case of emergency and people will no longer have to face problems in the field of health for the care of mother and child.
Senior BJP leader, Thakur Randhir Singh, while expressing his gratitude to Jugal and Raina, said that he had been making efforts for the construction of this road for the last 37 years and the BJP Government has made his dream come true.
DDC Chairman, Rajouri Naseem Liaquat, DDC Sangeeta Raina, DDC Rajinder Sharma, BDC Babu Khan were also present on laying of the foundation stone of the road.