Saroori visits Sarthal to sort out road dispute

Excelsior Correspondent

Former Minister GM Saroori interacting with officers of sub-division Chatroo on Wednesday.
Former Minister GM Saroori interacting with officers of sub-division Chatroo on Wednesday.

SARTHAL/MUGALMAIDAN, July 8: Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, Vice-president JKPCC and MLA Inderwal  said that by connecting various remote and inaccessible villages with the main land, the necessary connectivity is being provided to these which would ensure their socio-economic development, besides ensuring that the pace of development in other spheres of life is also accelerated.
Saroori said this while inspected widening of Hasti-Sarthal Devi Ji road which is constructed under CRF at an estimate cost of 15 crores and 12 km long Sarthal-Bhagran road which is being constructed by PMGSY Department at an estimated cost of 10 crores.
He  listened to the problems of the landholders and directed the officials of PMGSY not to change the alignment of the said road and speed up the work, so that people of the area will get maximum benefit of the road.
He also directed Executive Engineer R&B Babar Hussain Ahanger to tender 1st five kilometers for metling and blacktopping on Hasti-Sarthal Devi Ji as large number of people from across the State and outside take part in the Sri Sarthal Devi Mata Yatra every year beside personally monitor this prestigious road.
Later Saroori visited Mugalmaidan area where the Kishtwar-Sinthan highway was closed by some BJP and PDP workers and were demanding the solar lights for some un-sanctioned villages and re-verification of sanctioned beneficiary lists.
Saroori said that he has already submitted the list of 114 villages of Inderwal constituency to Union Government through JAKEDA for sanctioning of solar lights and only after sanctioning the remaining real beneficiaries will get solar lights in Inderwal constituency.