Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Aug 5: Highlighting initiatives of the Government to link the unconnected villages with roads to pace up rural economy, Minister of State for Fisheries, Cooperatives, Finance and Planning Dr Manohar Lal Sharma said during the past five and half years of the present Government, the expansion of roads network and bridges remained a priority which has opened avenue for development in these areas.
Dr Sharma was speaking at inauguration ceremony in village Harnota here at Billawar today.
During his extensive tour of Billawar, Dr Sharma first inaugurated 1.2 km Road link to Harnota completed at the cost of 17.60 lakh funded under state sector.
Thereafter Dr Manohar Lal Sharma visited Barota and inaugurated Additional Class Room Building of Government High School Barota taken up under Rashtriya Madhmik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).
While addressing people at Barota, Dr Sharma said the Additional School Building completed with an cost of Rs 39.90 lakh will relieve the school administration and students from space deficiency.
He appealed to the teachers to involve the students in co-curricular activities besides studies. He said teacher must nurture the talent of the students as they owe this responsibility to make them good citizens of the society.
While throwing light on the upcoming projects, Dr Sharma said an Auditorium of 1000 seating capacity will be constructed in Government Degree College Billawar with an estimated cost of 5.50 cr and a Sports Stadium in the tehsil has already been sanctioned. He added that work on lift irrigation schemes of Harnota and Barota are under process and disclosed that the project of Lift Irrigation Scheme will cost 1.35 cr.
Sarpanch Barota and other speakers projected the demand of upgradation of High School to Higher Secondary Level. Other demands by the locals included five hand pumps and Lift Irrigation Scheme for Naagri.
Dr Sharma directed Dy CEO to speed up the school work.
The Minister also inaugurated Thadakalwal- Barota road under NABARD. The 8 Km road project completed with an cost of Rs 292.70 lakh.
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