Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 24 : Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla on Thursday said that Omar led Government is very much keen for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit Migrants in the Valley with respect and dignity.
He said that Centre and State Governments are making every effort for providing them residential and other facilities.
The Minister was addressing a large gathering of Kashmiri Pandit Migrants at Vassu-Qazigund while taking stock of the facilities being provided to the Migrant Employees staying there by the Administration of Kulgam and Anantnag Districts.
Referring the problem of the shortage of quarters, the Minister said that Government is very much alive of this problem and added that in this connection orders for the construction of more 60 quarters have already been issued and the work on the construction of these quarters will be started soon and will be completed by the end of July.
He said 50 quarters are ready to accommodate the employees after some minor renovation work in the next month. He said that Rs.15.33 crore have already been released for construction of these quarters. The Minister on the spot issued instructions to the executing agency SCIOP for construction of approach roads from national highway to quarter premises for conveniences of the employees.
On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Farooq Ahmed Shah, Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Jehangir Mir, Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Shafat Noor, Chief Engineer, PDD, Muzaffer Mattoo, SE, PHE, Senior officers of SCIOP, Congress leader, Hilal Shah, and other concerned agencies were present.
Mr. Bhalla while issuing directions to the Deputy Commissioners of the both the districts to look personally the grievances of the migrants employees, directed the Chief Engineer Power Development Department to resolve electricity problem on priority. The Minister also asked the Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam for settling down the transport problem of the employees.
Responding to the demand of migrants regarding scarcity of safe drink water facility in the camp, the Minister said that Government has already sanctioned construction of water supply scheme at a cost of Rs. 1.62 crore in the areas which would also cater the drinking water facility of camp inhabitants, adding that construction work of tube well at the site have taken up.
Later, the Minister also took stock of the facilities are being provided to the Kashmiri Pandit Migrant Employee presently staying at newly constructed quarters at Hall-Pulwama.
On the occasion, the migrant employees highlighted their problems particularly of the shortage of accommodation.
The Minister assured them that their genuine problems will be solved in phased manner.
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