Rajouri will be on national tourism map soon: Vibodh

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, July 17: To reach out the common people of Border District Rajouri and to address their grievances, today Vibod Gupta MLC Rajouri held a series of public meetings at Chingus and Narian, where hundreds of people gathered and shared their day to day problems.
BJP leaders also accompanied MLC during the tour. Local residents of the area informed the MLC that during the past regime of NC-Congress, the area remained totally neglected, even when it is having potential of tourism. The locals also apprised the MLC that, Chingus Fort which is historical place and where number of tourists used to visit the Fort, remained in shambles, as pervious Government did not take any initiative to develop and maintain the same.
Gupta listened all the locals of the different areas and while addressing a series of public meetings, he said that coalition Government is committed for overall development of the State and to implement all the welfare schemes in a most transparent manner and ensure their benefits to the all people of the state.
He said that the present administration has been made more approachable and answerable to the people to achieve the results on ground. Various camps are being organised at different locations in the district, under Public Service Gurantee Act, thousands of the PRCs, medical certificates, category certificates besides Revenue Nakals, are being issued at the door step, which remained hidden in the regime of previous Govern-ments.
Referring to Chingus Fort, Gupta said that he does not know, why the previous Government did not develop the tourists spots, when these areas are having a lot of potential. Gupta informed the public, keeping in view the relevance of Chingus Fort and history associated with this, present PDP-BJP Government has released Rs. 1.00 crores for the beautification of Chingus Fort and tenders also stand floated. A project of Rs. 6.00 Crores stands prepared and submitted to the Government for its sanctioning, for the establishment of Artificial lake at Tatapani.