Projects worth several crores sanctioned for Gandhi Nagar: Kavinder

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 22:  In order to give impetus to the ongoing development works of Gandhi Nagar Constituency, Speaker Legislative Assembly and MLA Gandhi Nagar, Kavinder Gupta today inspected development works undertaken by JMC, UEED, PWD(R&B), PHE and other departments.
He visited Nai Basti, Satwari, Gangyal, Kunjwani, Digiana, Channi Himmat, Chowadi and inspected ongoing deep drainage works, construction of nallahs, construction of sub ways along with road widening work on Satwari-Kunjwani road.
The Speaker was accompanied by SDM South, Sonu Pargal; Tehsildar, South, Sheshpal;  Executive Engineer, PWD( R&B), Rajan Mengi; Executive Engineer, JMC, S.K Wali; Executive Engineer, UEED, Rajan Sharma; Executive Engineer, PHE, V.K Khajuria; SDPO South, Rafiq Manhas; CTO, JMC, Talat Mehmood along with field staff of these departments.
The Speaker said that the Government is making all out efforts to provide basic amenities to the people across the State and directed the engineers of drainage and PWD(R&B) to ensure the completion of all these projects in a time bound manner and ensure the quality of work.
He further said that DPR’s for improving the deep drainage system of Bilal Colony-Pamposh Colony-Channi Rama and Chowadi-Sector B of Sainik Colony have been prepared amounting to Rs 45 crores and the work will be started within a month or two.
The Speaker informed that more than 400 kms of road length has been blacktopped in Gandhi Nagar Constituency by PWD(R&B) and work for laying of tiles have been expedited by JMC; also an amount of Rs 30 lakh has been sanctioned for each municipal ward for carrying out the emergency works.