Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: Continuing the drive to provide better development and civic amenities to the people of Jammu city, Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor JMC along with Advocate Purnima Sharma, Deputy Mayor conducted an extensive tour of the areas of Kalka Colony Bahu Fort Jammu.
Sharda Kumari councilor of Ward No.47, Sham Lal councilor of Ward No.48, Vinay Gupta Jammu district president of BJP, Neeraj (Lucky) Puri BJP Gandhi Nagar Mandal president and also councilor of Ward No.54, prominent residents of Ward No.47 and 48 and engineers of UEED & concerned contractor were also present during the tour of Mayor & Deputy Mayor who took stock of the ongoing construction work of the nallah in the said areas.
They were apprised by the UEED that this nallah is being constructed in three parts in phased manners. First position of the nallah started from top of Bahu Fort has already been completed while 95% of the work on second portion measuring about 200 meters is going to be completed which was delayed due to lockdown. And as per the direction of Mayor and on the demands of residents of the locality DPR of Rs. nine crore for 3rd portion for its connection to River Tawi has already been submitted to the higher authorities for its immediate approval.
Mayor told the gathering that this is one of the prestigious nallah of Jammu city and inhabitants residing in these localities were facing great hardships from the years together as in every rainy season, Dirty water overflows and even enters into residential area and causes great loss to the belongings of the poor citizens as they mostly belongs to below poverty line.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor directed the concerned engineers of UEED to expedite the construction work with quality material & upto the expectation of residents and complete it well before coming rainy season to give sigh of relief to them. Later Mayor along with Neena Gupta councilor of Ward No.50, Neeraj Puri, Gandhi Nagar Mandal president councilor of Ward No.54 also kick started the further development and renovation of park known as Swami Vivekananda Park situated at Section 3 of Ward No.50 Channi Himmat Jammu. Prominent residents and some Committee members of this park as well as concerned contractor were also present during this simple function.
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