No dearth of funds to transform Jammu into a ‘Model City’: Kavinder

Former Deputy CM and senior BJP leader, Kavinder Gupta during tour to Railway Station area Jammu on Monday.
Former Deputy CM and senior BJP leader, Kavinder Gupta during tour to Railway Station area Jammu on Monday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 29: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta has asserted that there is no dearth of funds in transforming Jammu into a Model City and administration is seriously engaged in this endeavour. He said that the goal can be achieved successfully with the people’s proactive participation.
Kavinder Gupta stated this while addressing a gathering here, today where he along with Vinay Gupta, district president BJP and Neeraj Lucky Puri, corporator Ward 54 commenced the development work of ‘View-cum-Selfie Point’ at the outer gate of Railway Station, Jammu with an estimated cost of Rs. 30 lakh. Devender Choudhary, president Taxi Union, Railway Station Jammu along with his team of Union Members were also present on the occasion. It is pertinent to mention here that under the development project, adequate comfortable seating arrangements (Benches) for visiting tourists as well as for Taxi Union members will also be installed along this ‘View-cum-Selfie Point’.
While addressing the huge gathering, Kavinder Gupta said Jammu City is moving fast on the path of development which is evident from the developmental works going on across the City of Temples at an unprecedented scale and pace. He said that the J&K Administration led by the Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha in consonance with the Government at the Centre is fully determined to transform Jammu into a model city so that others emulate this model. He said that there is no dearth of funds for accomplishment of this project at the earliest.
He said that the Government is working relentlessly to create state of art modern facilities infrastructure for the people in every nook and corner across Jammu City.
The former Deputy Chief Minister asserted that while the Government is making every endeavour in transformation of Jammu City, it cannot be accomplished successfully without the proactive participation of the people. He asked the people of Ward No: 54 to come forward to play a vital role in making Jammu a model city through their effective and result oriented participation and set an example for the people living in other Wards of the City of Temples.