Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Aug 1: MLA from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammed Saroori, laid the foundation stone of Poora-Chandali watershed scheme covering 2 panchayats of Sarthal area of Drabshala Block of Kishtwar District.
While addressing mammoth gathering after laying foundation stone, Saroori, who was also the chief guest at this function, said that the project was being executed at an estimated cost of Rs 7.90 crore.
Saroori highlighted the need for having transparency and accountability so that the benefit of IWMP reaches to the real person. He exhorted everyone to avail the programme to gain proper understanding for smooth and speedy implementation of such vital initiative of Union Ministry of Rural Development.
He also urged representatives of village level institutions to work as one unit to develop models through such programmes in order to earn repute at the State, regional and national level.
In her address, Project Assistant, Nowsheen explained people about the main objectives of the IWMP which are to restore the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water. The outcomes are prevention of soil erosion, regeneration of natural vegetation, rain water harvesting and recharging of the ground water table. This enables multi-cropping and the introduction of diverse agro-based activities, which help to provide sustainable livelihoods to the people residing in the watershed area.
Later, Saroori also visited Bhagra, Angara areas and enquired about development needs there. The prominent among those present on the occasion included BDO Nasir Hussain, Zubair Ahmed, Mohd Waseem, Mohd Aslam Saroori, Mohd Shafi Saroori, Avinash Kumar, Irshad Ahmed, Brij Lal, Badri Nath, Subash Thakur, Chowdhary Mirza, Bashir Ahmed, Qasim Din, Noor Din, Abdullah, Dev Raj, Israeil, Ibrahim Kohli and Mohd Hussain Ghulam Hussain Baig.
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