Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 19: Former Dy. Chief Minister & senior BJP leader, Kavinder Gupta today toured Gandhi Nagar Constituency and started laying of pipe line for Water Supply Schemes (WSS) at Jallo Chak Langar.
Kavinder Gupta along with councillors, Baldev Bilowria & Anil Kumar started much awaited WSS and dream project came true for the residents as after completion of work the people of Hari Vihar, Ambika Colony and Swaran Nagar Langar will be supplied with the required water supply. This was the long pending demand of the area and this project is being executed by the P.H.E Department with an estimated cost of 30 lakhs.
Speaking on the occasion, Gupta said that Government is committed to provide all basic amenities like adequate drinking water, power, education, healthcare facilities and other civic facilities to the people of all the three regions of the State especially the areas where there is either shortage of water supply or where the pipes are damaged and in the new colonies.
On the occasion, Gupta said the directions have already been passed to the concerned for identification of habitations where there is shortage of water and also they were asked to prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) where either the Over Head Tanks or the Bore wells are required and submit the same, so that the matter is taken up with the Government for accord of necessary arrangement of funds. Gupta said that it is the responsibility of the concerned officers and engineers to conduct field survey and project plans on priority. Referring to the developmental works under execution in Gandhi Nagar Constituency, Gupta said that the construction of various developmental projects are apace and on completion of these schemes it will change the socio-economic conditions of the people of the area.
Kavinder Gupta was accompanied by X.E.N PHE, J.P Singh, Vinay Gupta, Harbans Choudhary, Jagmeet Singh, Darshan Grover, Tara Chand, Balwan Singh Manhas, RohitVerma, Sagar Sharma, Surinder Saini, Vijay Kumar, Krishan Singh, Om Parkash among others.
Anil Kumar Councillor Ward 68 complimented Kavinder Gupta for fulfilling the long pending demand of the area. He assured the gathering that all the genuine demand will be forwarded to Kavinder Gupta for further necessary approvals from the concerned departments.