Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 5: Former Deputy Chief Minister & senior BJP leader, Kavinder Gupta today dedicated new 400 KVA transformers and Substation to the residents of Nanak Nagar at Shiva ji Chowk, Nanak Nagar. The transformer was sanctioned from his CDF three months ago.
Gupta in his address on the occasion said that these areas have been facing power crisis from the past several years and they also face power fluctuations, so for fulfilling demands of the locals of the area is concerned such steps have been taken in order to eradicate the crisis of power from these areas.
Gupta said during his tenure he had tried his best for the development works and other projects. He said the major projects executed in this area such as up gradation of 10 MVA substations to 20 MVA. He intimated that more than 650 KM road length has been upgraded; more than 385 transformers and 14000 new electric poles have been installed in Gandhi Nagar Constituency in the past three years and all the already approved works will be executed by the concerned agencies in phased manner.
He said six projects for the construction of deep drains have been approved and the work on the approved drains will be started soon. He added that works worth 1.32 crore have been approved in Gandhi Nagar Constituency and soon the up gradation of lanes and drains will start. Many projects are still pending for the approval in the concerned departments and within 15 days all the projects will be approved for the early execution of the works.
He said BJP is the party of development and is bound to serve the people and inhabitants of Gandhi Nagar Assembly Segment will witness a progress in the development of the Constituency. The residents of the area complimented Gupta for providing the transformers and his sincerity in the reddressal of the problems. The public apprised him of the problems faced by them due to lack of lanes and drains and Gupta assured that work will be executed on priority. Gupta assured the residents of the area that their legitimate demands would be fulfilled in a phased manner as Government at Centre led by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has resolved total development and prosperity of the State.