Compensation issue of CU resolved
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 16: State Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, at summer capital of the State this afternoon, accorded administrative approval for the up-gradation of infrastructure facilities at Industrial Estates, Gangyal and Bari-Brahamana.
Official sources told EXCELSIOR that the infrastructure facilities at Industrial Estate, Gangyal, where around 335 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units are generating employment opportunities for about 7000 persons, would be upgraded at the cost of Rs 9.84 crore.
Similarly, an amount of Rs 11.08 crore would be spent for the up-gradation of infrastructure at Industrial Estate, Bari Brahamana, which is having 608 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units and generating employment opportunities for about 18,500 persons.
The up-gradation of infrastructure at both the Industrial Estates is one of the recommendations of the Special Task Force for Jammu, which was set up by the Central Government, to assess the special developmental needs of the region.
For the up-gradation of infrastructure facilities at Industrial Estate, Gangyal, under the Centrally sponsored Scheme “Cluster Development Programme”, an amount of Rs 4.98 crore will be provided by the Union Government while as the balance amount of Rs 4.86 crore will be provided by the State Government.
The up-gradation of infrastructure at Industrial Estate Gangyal includes improvement of condition of roads, drainage works, construction of main entrance gate, street lighting, up-gradation of water and power supply schemes.
Similarly, for up-gradation of infrastructure at Industrial Estates Bari Brahamana, expenditure of Rs 5.40 crore would be borne by the Union Government and Rs 5.68 crore by the State Government. By utilizing this amount, the roads, water supply schemes, street-lights and administrative block would be up-graded.
Moreover, up-gradation of infrastructure also includes flood protection work and development of green belt.
“The project cost of both the Industrial Estates has been vetted by the State Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI)”, sources said, adding “the Planning and Finance Departments have already conveyed their concurrence and today the Cabinet has accorded administrative approval for the up-gradation of infrastructure facilities at both the Industrial Estates”.
The Cabinet also accorded approval to the payment of compensation to the Kamas of the land belonging to Rakhs and Farms Wing of Agriculture Production Department being utilized for establishment of Central University Kashmir at Ganderbal.
“By way of this decision, village Tulmulla of tehsil Ganderbal and village Zarigund of tehsil Lar have been brought under the purview of the Government order of November 2011 for payment of crop compensation, improvement and developmental charges to the Kamas of land belonging to Rakhs and Farms Wing of the Agriculture Production Department falling in these villages and utilized for establishment of varsity”, sources said.
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