Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 9: Former Deputy Chief Minister and BJP senior leader, Kavinder Gupta today visited Digiana area in W. No. 58 to access and start the development works being executed there. The tiling work of the interior lanes of Digiana was started whereas other works are in progress and maximum lanes will be upgraded with tiling works and blacktopping work will start after March, Gupta said.
While addressing a well attended gathering organised by Triath Kour, councillor from the Ward, Gupta said Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of the country and Prime Minister is serious in the overall development of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and uplift every section of the society in the UT.
He insisted that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has sent a strong message to all functionaries of Government that every person is accountable, adding that gone are days when there used to be percentage of the Commission from the developmental works. He stressed for the utilization of every penny released by the Union Government for the projects. He said we had been successful in getting the approvals for the projects submitted for the administrative approvals within shortest possible time.
Highlighting the achievements of present dispensation in PWD, PHE and other sectors, Kavinder Gupta apprised that more than 800 km road length has been up-graded and all the ready approved works will be executed by the concerned agencies in phased manner.
In health sector, he said the work in Nursing College in Gangyal has been completed besides 200 bedded maternity hospitals in Gandhi Nagar is ready and 100 bedded hospital building in Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in Gangyal is also ready.
Gupta said some lanes of the area need upgradation and due to serious efforts of the Councillor Tirath Kour and other BJP workers, we managed to get approvals from the authorities. He said it is the responsibility of the elected Councillor for reaching out to public for the early redressal of the problems faced by the inhabitants of the Ward.
Gupta was accompanied by district president, Jammu Vinjay Gupta, Mandal Pradhan, Satwari Mandal, Bharat Bhushan, ex-councillor, Paramjit Singh Raina, Sanjay Gupta, local office bearers from BJP and other prominent persons of the area.
Replying to the demands put forth by locals related to shortage of water supply and lane upgradation in Govind Nagar and Digiana, Gupta said the project worth Rs 8.8 lakh for the new water supply scheme has already been approved and once the work is completed the lane upgradation work will be taken into hand.
Later Kavinder also participated in the march in the area in support of ‘Citizen’s Amendment Act (CAA)’ organised by Satwari Mandal.
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