Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 23: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla today conducted extensive tour of Gandhi Nagar constituency and inspected pace of progress on under execution civic and other infrastructure works, besides launching new projects .
The Minister visited Ashok Nagar, Digiana, Gangyal Industrial Estate, Shanker Colony, Sanjay Nagar, Trikuta Nagar, Sunjwan and Channi Himmat and launched various development projects involving a cost of Rs. 41 lakh.
Interacting with locals, Mr Bhalla said that the Government was endeavouring hard to develop all the areas of the state with modern and need based infrastructural facilities, adding that in this regard all the departments are working in a more organized manner for ensuring better services to the people.
Mr. Bhalla said UPA Government led by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh was providing liberal funding under developmental sectors which has greatly helped in raising the socio-economic standards of the people of the State. He said many more projects were in pipeline to develop both the urban and rural pockets.
Laying stress on maintaining quality standards, the Minister asked the senior functionaries to conduct regular inspections of the under execution works to keep a check on quality of material being used.
The Minister said people’s cooperation was imperative to make Jammu and Kashmir a prosperous state. He called upon the people not to pay heed to the nefarious designs of those who mislead people by false slogans to meet their personal interests. He asked the people to extend their whole hearted cooperation to the Government for maintaining peace and prosperity in the State.
Later, the Minister also visited Sunjwan village and listened to the problems of the people. He assured them that their genuine hardships would be redressed on priority. He said the Government was fully aware of problems of the people residing in undeveloped areas.
Regarding improvement of power scenario in Sunjwan, he announced Rs. 9 lakh out of CDF for installation of transformer and other allied works.
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