Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 14: A meeting of the Executive Body of Ajit Colony Extension Welfare Committee was held today under the chairmanship of Harcharan Singh. The members discussed various important issues facing the locality and expressed distress over continuous neglect of their most genuine demands including construction of deep drains, vacating of the encroached JDA land for the proposed JDA Colony at Gole Gujral and black topping of the roads and by lanes.
They said the disparity and discrimination which this colony has suffered because of apathetic attitude of those at the helm of affairs is a matter of concern. There is much talk of cleanliness these days but this is too shallow and mostly limited to slogans, photo sessions and publicity and there is no depth in it, they added.
They said had there been genuine concern for clean Jammu, no colony in the capital city can remain deprived of one of the basic amenities i.e. drainage system for clean and hygienic surroundings even after 70 years of independence. The sufferings which the residents have to go through because of pot holes and ditches during the current rainy season can’t be described in words.
The residents said that it is really unbearably painful to see that most of the localities adjacent to Ajit Colony were blacktopped and it was ignored by our representative which speaks of partiality and discrimination. Non-vacating of JDA land from encroachers by the authorities exposes tall claims of those who swear by development for all and the most deprived. The plots for the proposed JDA Colony Gole Gujral colony have been allotted but the colony is yet to be developed as per site plan and so far no work has been undertaken due to non-vacation of the encroached land.
They said in Ward 32 encroachers keep rearing cattle and buffaloes keep roaming in the locality spreading their dung and making the surrounding unhygienic. If the authorities can’t get the encroached land vacated during Governor’s rule when there is least political interference, then there are no chances for JDA Colony, Gole Gujral for economically weaker sections to be developed and come into existence.
The members appealed Governor and Advisor to take necessary steps to remove disparity being meted out to the colony and take all the necessary steps to provide deep drains and black topping of the roads in the locality to fulfil the PM dream of clean India.
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