Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 6: The J&K National Conference general secretary Ali Mohd Sagar today said that the incumbent administration has forsaken the people of Srinagar.
This he said while presiding over a meeting of constituency in-charges of district Srinagar and other provincial functionaries here at the party headquarters, Srinagar. Those in attendance included Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Tanvir Sadiq, Irfan Shah, Shameema Firdous, Ahsan Pardesi, Salman Ali Sagar, Mohd Syed Akhoon, Sabiya Qadri, Peer Afaq Ahmed and others.
Referring to the absence of elected representatives, Sagar said, “Working their way through the hierarchies and multiple sections in different departments to have their issues addressed is a tedious process. The responsibilities are, more often than not, passed on by officials. The smart city mission was slated to transform Srinagar into an eco-friendly, resilient and socio-economically vibrant city that celebrates its natural and cultural heritage, creating harmony and opportunities for all. But in reality the real issues facing our people in terms of savage treatment, traffic management, infrastructure buildings, clean water, power outages and employment generation continue to remain unaddressed.”
“There is no accountability on ground; the fate of the vital projects initiated during the NC led government has been put into a limbo. Not even a single penny is being spent on the up gradation of road infrastructure in City areas,” Sagar regretted.
“Srinagar has conventionally suffered on the development front whenever NC was not in power. We are aware of the development needs of the city which is the face of our region, however, the administrative rule post 2019 didn’t rise up to the demands of the historical city,” he said.
Sagar alleged that administration has completely failed in dispensing its basic duties. “People are feeling the heat of the ongoing rice crisis created by the Government of India’s decision to reduce Kashmir’s allotment quota. The Phased flood management plan on river Jhelum despite huge budgetary allocations and approvals is yet to pick up on ground. The work was supposed to be done on war-footing seeing the devastation the 2014 deluge wrecked on the entire populace. But the government seems to have dumped the mega project,” he said adding, “The annual desiltation and dredging of the small rivulets, ponds, swamps, irrigation canals and lagoons in Srinagar and elsewhere is not on the to-do list of the government. The entire population of Srinagar, and other low-lying areas across Kashmir are living on a knife-edge.”
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