Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Sept 27: At the conclusion of his extensive two-day tour of district Kishtwar covering remote areas including Dachan, Chhatroo, Gulabgarh and Machail, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS in PMO, Personnel, Pensions, Grievances, Atomic Energy and Space, today announced a Degree College as well as a Medical Ambulance for Paddar and a Very High Frequency (VHF) Signal Tower for Machail.
Both these projects are in pipeline and the work on College will begin as soon as the land for the purpose is acquired with the assistance of the State Government, he added.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said , he was also pursuing with the concerned Ministries the issues of Chitto and Gandhari project as well as inclusion of Machail in tourist circuit.
Speaking to party workers and media persons at Kishtwar, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that during the election campaign, he had personally experienced difficulties arising due to inaccessibility,lack of telecommunication and poor road connectivity in these areas and through today’s announcement, he has tried to fulfill at least three of the major promises made by him during the election campaign.
Dr Jitendra Singh also informed that the issue of compensation to the victims of Kishtwar riots of last year had been taken up with the Union Home Ministry which had in turn asked for status report from State Government and now the District Administration had been advised to find ways and means of compensating even those who had lost moveable properties lodged in transport vehicles, etc.
In addition, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the recruitment rallies and recruitment camps for paramilitary forces will be started soon in the area and a formal request for this has already been submitted to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. This will also help in addressing unemployment among the youth, he added.
Earlier, Dr. Jitendra Singh convened a meeting of District Administration in which among others, Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Javed Khan, DIG, Ashkoor Ahmed Wani, SSP Sanjay Kotwal, senior officers of PWD, PHE, PDD, Revenue, BRO, prominent political leaders including Sunil Sharma, Capt Hukam Chand,Lalit Sharma and others as well as representatives of civil society were present.
During the meeting, Deputy Commissioner briefed Dr. Jitendra Singh about the various rescue and relief measures taken following the flash floods and heavy rains. Dr. Jitendra Singh said there was no dearth of the supply of relief material or funds from the Centre, but in order to make the distribution objective and judicious, he advised the Deputy Commissioner to involve representatives from all sections of civil society and political parties, so that the distribution is not only fair, but also appears to be fair.
Appreciating the cooperation offered by the civil society to the Kishtwar District Administration, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that what is actually required is bridging the trust deficit, so that no section of society feels discriminated against. The issues of lack of infrastructure in the District Hospital in Kishtwar and ill equipped dispensary in Machail will also be taken up with the Health authorities, he said.
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