DDC Rajouri chairs VMC meeting

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 12: District Development Commissioner, Rajouri and Chairman Vidalya Management Committee, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary today chaired the annual Vidalya Management Committee (VMC) meeting at Jawahar Novadya Vidalya, Koteranka.
The VMC decided a number of pending issues and measures for infrastructural and developmental needs of campus. An amount of Rs 10 lakh was also sanctioned for managing infrastructural gaps of vital nature.
It was decided in the meeting that PHE Department will provide additional water supply line to JNV Campus. Demands related to provision of 2 additional hand pumps, completion of fencing, removal of encroachments and blacktopping of approach road were also discussed.
Officers and members of VMC committed timeline for various works. A stretch of 2 KM road will be blacktopped by PWD in one month while RDD construct a tiled path, water harvesting tank and sports stadium for girl students near hostels. VMC also deliberated on steps to be taken for uninterrupted power supply to campus by additional financial allocation for separate feeder.
The DDC directed Rural Development Department to construct an alternative link road from JNV Campus to Main road under CDF of MLA Darhal. This will shorten the distance by 8KM. A hostel building comprising 144-bedded accommodation in 3 blocks constructed by CPWD at a cost of Rs 2.77 crore was also inaugurated by the VMC Chairman.
CEO-RDA Dr Tahir Firdaus, SDM Gopal Singh, CEO Lal Hussain, ExEn PHE Nissar Hussain, Exen PDD, PWD, senior officers of line departments and others attending the meeting.
Principal JNV Rakesh Meena made a detailed presentation.