Mayor kick starts development works

JMC Mayor, C M Gupta and other BJP leaders kick starting development works in Gandhi Nagar area on Tuesday.
JMC Mayor, C M Gupta and other BJP leaders kick starting development works in Gandhi Nagar area on Tuesday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 18: Continuing his commitment to provide better development and civic activities to the people of Jammu city, Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today conducted an extensive tour in the areas of Gandhi Nagar of Ward No 20 and kick started the construction, renovation work of all the drains in the Valmiki Colony Gandhi Nagar, along with Kavinder Gupta ex Deputy Chief Minister, Vikram Randhawa ex- MLC, Baldev Singh Billowaria Chairman Health and Sanitation Committee JMC.
Speaking on the occasion Mayor said that it was the long pending demand of the residents of the locality which has been delayed only due to non availability of required labourers, construction material and other issues on account of lockdown and Corona Virus. This upgradation work of drains has now been started with the active efforts of the concerned councilor and Engineering Wing with an estimate cost of Rs. 29.56 lakh. He directed the engineers and contractor to complete the work within stipulated time period by using best quality construction material to the satisfaction of the locals.
Kavinder Gupta ex Deputy Chief Minister and Vikram Randhawa ex MLC also spoke on the occasion and assured that they along with all the team members are committed in making Gandhi Nagar constituency really a Model one by providing more and more development and other facilities to the people at their doorsteps. They also appreciated the work done by JMC under the guidance of Mayor who is doing his best by taking into confidence all the elected councilors irrespective of any political party for the last two years which included installation of LED street lights in every corner of the City. Commissioning of open Gyms with requisite machinery in every Ward of the city, beautification of rotaries, installation of colourful fountains in main rotaries of the city, holding of mega plantation drive in 2019 and this year with the active support of every Councillor, starting of mega projects which were in pipeline for the last so many years, streamlining the working of building, birth and death sections of JMC through online system and taking Jammu city towards great heights in terms of development with the Slogan “Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas”  by giving another slogan “Badalta Jammu Nikharta Jammu”.