Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, June 25: Minister of State for Fisheries, Cooperatives, Finance and Planning Dr Manohar Lal Sharma convened a public grievances camp at Ramkote in Billawar here today.
Assistant Commissioner (Dev) Kathua, XEn’s of PDD and PMGSY, AEE PHE, DFO, TSO,Tehsildar Billawar and other district and tehsil level officers, Sarpanchs, Panchs and a large number of people were present on the occasion.
Panchs & Sarpanchs of Ramkote, Kashed, Amwala, Dhanni, Makwal and adjoining areas projected their demands seeking an immediate redressal to the same.
The issues raised by Sarpanchs and Panchs were motarable road from Ramkote to Kashed, electric poles for unelectrified hahitations, up gradation of middle school Makwal, delay in completion of water supply scheme Amwala, filling up of vacant post of Urdu teacher in Primary School Dhanni etc.
Dr Sharma listened to the grievances of the people and issued on the spot instructions to the field functionaries of various Government Departments to redress the same on priority. He directed PHE Department to make arrangements for drinking water supply through tankers and allied arrangements. He also directed BDO to clear the pendency under MGNREGA and furnish compliance report within a week’s time.
On the occasion, Sharma announced thirty electric poles for left out areas of Makwal, Dhlaar and Kashed.