Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, July 30: National Conference (NC) leader and party district president, Ramban, Sajjad Shaheen accompanied by DDC counselor Khari Gulshan Parveen and other party functionaries today conducted extensive tour to Village Hingni, Shagan, Batibass, Nachlana, Koot in Khari tehsil of Banihal constituency and took stock of the problems faced by the local villagers there.
Shaheen met people in Shagan also where locals apprised him about scarcity of drinking water and erratic power supply in far-flung areas of the tehsil.
Shaheen said the road connecting Hingni ,Shagan, Batibass and Baderkote is in a dilapidated condition and needs widening at several places followed by complete macdamization from Hingni to Shagan stretch of the road to make it safe for the commuters. He said that Nachlana – Mahu-Mangit roads is also in a bad shape which has added to the miseries of the people. He particularly referred to the frequent blockade of Nachlana – Khari -Mahu road due to sinking of its major portion at Hirnihal in Khari tehsil, saying no serious effort is being made to repair the road.
Shaheen drew the attention of the administration towards deficiencies in Health and Education sectors and sought immediate improvement in the Health infrastructure in remote areas and has demanded setting up of PHCs in Shagan, Mahoo, Mangit, Buzla , Kumbla, Khari and other areas besides filling up of vacant posts as also stocking of adequate quantity of medicines in the Health institutions.
Later, Shaheen also visited to the residences of Hingni road accident victims who died recently in a tragic accident and offered condolences to their families.
Shaheen has appealed the LG administration to sanction 10 Lakh ex -gratia to the families of the deceased as most of the persons who died in the tragic accident were the sole bread earners of their respective families.
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