Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 30: Former Minister and MLA Amira Kadal Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said that the youth of Kashmir have immense talent that needs to be fostered and accorded proper exposure in a helpful environment.
Addressing a party meeting at Gangbugh (Ward Hyderpora), Mr Bukhari said the welfare of Kashmir’s younger generation is in the special focus of the present dispensation and efforts are on to create a conciliating atmosphere in this direction.
Besides all party Ward presidents of the constituency, the meeting was attended by Mohammad Ashraf Dar, PDP Zonal president Amira Kadal.
After taking a first hand appraisal of the developmental works under progress in Gangbugh and its adjoining areas, Bukhari said: “The youth need to be provided proper platform, so that they are able to demonstrate their talent. There is also a dire need to provide the requisite infrastructure in different sectors, so that the talented youth of Kashmir are able to compete at State, national and international levels.”
The former Minister stressed on the need to create necessary infrastructure that will enable the youth to compete at higher levels. He said that the existing stadia and playfields in Srinagar city need to be improved and developed on modern lines.
“In light of an enormous talent and the eagerness for sports sector, proper sports and recreational infrastructure needs to be established at an earliest,” he observed.
The meeting was informed that comprehensive drainage projects have been proposed for the whole constituency especially Gangbugh and Hyderpora under Central Sponsored Scheme AMRUT and the World Bank programmes. “In Hyderpora Ward these proposed drainage projects under AMRUT and World Bank programmes will cover areas like Gangbug, Galwanpora, Shah Anwar Colony, Gul Bahar Colony, Airport Road, Rehmatabad, Jeelan Abad and Al-Fazal Colonies and Peerbagh,” Bukhari informed the meeting.
Bukhari said that the Gangbugh marriage hall has been constructed at a cost of Rs 2.05 crores. He informed the meeting that he has already taken up the repair of dilapidated road starting from Gangbugh Gas Agency to the Check Bund with the concerned authorities who have assured an immediate redressal of the problem.
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