Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Nov 7: Continuing his public outreach campaign in the far off areas and ensure provision of basic amenities at the people’s doorsteps, Chairman Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali today conducted an extensive tour of the remote villages of Shargole block and listened to the grievances and problems of the locals.
Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor Kargil Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan, Deputy Commissioner Kargil Haji Gulzar Hussain, Senior Superintendent of Police Tsering Gyalpo, Councillor Shargole Haji Muhammad Ali, ACD Kargil Kacho Turab Shah besides other officers of the concerned departments accompanied the Chairman.
On the occasion, the inhabitants of Balti Khar, Changyul and Marpoyul of the Sapi area, Fokar, Fokar Phoo, Karmba, Khachay, Shargole main, Tingdoo and adjoining villages projected a number of demands related to adequate supply of safe drinking water and power, construction of community halls, provision of generator and kitchen sets and other items besides other demands.
Responding to the demands, the Chairman gave away Rs. 30,000 to two women’s self help groups (SHGs) of Tingdoo village, Rs. 50,000 for repair of khul at Goma Las, Rs. 30,000 to four women SHGs of Sapi area. Meanwhile on the directions of the Chairman SSP Kargil also announced Rs. 30,000 for running winter tuition classes for the students of Sapi area.
Haji Anayat Ali also announced funds out of his CDF for purchase of generator sets and kitchen sets, furniture items and carpets in favour of the women self help groups besides the construction of community halls and other related infrastructure in these villages.
Haji Anayat Ali informed that to provide seamless connectivity to the district and to connect it to the mainstream through telecom services, 157 mobile towers have been sanctioned which are being installed in near future at Tsarags, Sapi, Hambuting La, Hagnis and other far off pockets in near future. He further informed that 149 ration stores have been sanctioned for the district so that people are provided ration at their doorsteps.
While taking stock of the availability of ration and medicare facilities, Haji Anayat directed the concerned to ensure early deployment of paramedical staff, provision of 20% extra quota of medicines besides ration in advance upto March next year.
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