Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 4: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla today said Government has earmarked Rs. 4.5 crore for providing safe drinking water facilities to 9000 souls of left out morahs of Sunjwan town, adding that the 1000 feet 50000 gallon per hour discharge capacity tube well including laying of water supply pipes works are under progress on war-footing and would be completed within time frame.
This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering after kick starting modernization work of link road, internal links and surface drains at Jalalabad in Sunjwan, for which Government has approved Rs. 78 lakh.
Mr. Bhalla said with the commissioning of deep drill tube well, the adequate drinking water supply to 4-kilometer long distance areas which falls under Jalalabad, Firdosabad localities and its adjoining areas would be solved to large extent.
He said the Government has decided to dig tubewell at Nakra village near Railway Station, adding that the water supply to the areas be made available through 50,000 gallon storage capacity Over Head Tank at Jalalabad. He said since the newly constructed tube well could not be made functional, the drinking water supply be made through tankers by the PHE Department.
The Minister said Government is committed to provide all basic amenities to the inhabitants of remote areas of the State which included adequate drinking water, irrigation, electricity, road connectivity, healthcare, education besides better lanes and drains. He said there is no constraint of funds in providing adequate drinking water and irrigation facilities to remote areas of the State.
Mr. Bhalla said Government has also earmarked Rs. 2 crore for providing adequate drinking water facilities in the Bermeeni and Salarian villages. He said instructions were issued to PHE Department to immediately start the digging work for laying of water supply pipes in both the remote villages. He informed that with the commissioning of reservoirs, the drinking water scarcity in far-off villages would be solved to a large extent.
Responding to the locals demand, the Minister asked the R&B authorities to prepare a detailed project report for construction of Chatta-Sandh and Chatta-Talab Truta roads and submit the same for funding so that the construction work of the roads would be started after completing tendering formalities. Regarding upgradation of Government Middle School, Bermeeni, he said a proposal in this regard is under active consideration in School Education Ministry.
At Chatha Mill, Rani Talab and Dashmash Nagar in Gangyal, Mr. Bhalla kick started various development projects which included mecademisation of link roads, nallah embankments, lanes and drains besides toilet complex, for which Government has earmarked Rs.24 lakh.
Regarding mecademisation of Karan Bagh-Chatha Mill road, Mr. Bhalla said Government has released Rs. 1.5 crore for road widening and blacktopping including construction of culverts.
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