Excelsior Sports Correspondent
KARGIL, Aug 22: Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) Haji Mohammad Haneefa Jan today reiterated that present Council is committed to provide equal opportunities of development to all the blocks of the District, adding that due attention is being paid to remote and neglected areas.
Addressing a public gathering at Conference Hall here after inaugurating the newly constructed International Standard Ice Hockey Ring at Goshan and Conference Hall at TRC in the presence of Executive Councilor for Works, Power and Tourism, Ghulam Rasool Nagvi and Executive Councilor for Health and Industries, Mohsin Ali, Haji Mohammad Haneefa said that present Council has given first priority to provide basic facilities to the people of the district at their door steps, adding that massive developmental activities have been launched to extend road connectivity, drinking water, power and educational facilities to the people.
The CEC Kargil said the provision for equal opportunity of development and uniform growth of the people would not be compromised at any cost and equal justice will be ensured to every people of Kargil. He further said that Hill Council is taking keen interest in boosting Tourism industry of the district as this industry is the backbone of Kargil economy.
Appreciating the executing agency for completing the projects on time, Haji Jan asked them to intensify efforts to complete and handover the other infrastructure including under constructing Polo Ground and Higher Secondary building to the people of Drass as early as possible.
The International Standard Ice Hockey Ring has been constructed under Special Task Force Scheme and Conference Hall constructed under District Plan, and have been completed at a cost of Rs 2.40 Crore and 1.41 Crore, respectively.
During the programme, SDM Drass, Barkat Ali, Executive Engineer, R&B, Mutalib Hussain, Executive Engineer, PHE, Sadiq Ali, Executive Engineer, REW, Gulzar Hussain Munshi, AD Tourism, Syed Towha and Project Director, KREDA, Kacho Ahmad Khan were also present.
Later the CEC also held a review meeting at Conference Hall to enquire about the developmental works being executed in Sub Division Drass which was attended by various district officers and officers of Sub Division.