Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, July 27: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice President and MLA Inderwal GM Saroori visited Tehsil Atholi of Sub Division Padder to assess the damages caused due to cloudburst in village Kijai.
Saroori directed General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF) authorities responsible for maintenance of the Padder road to speed up the work on war footing basis keeping in view the ongoing season month long annual Machail Yatra.
Due to washing away of road and bridge, the Yatris and general public of Padder are facing lots of hardship as a result of which the loaded vehicles carrying essential commodities are stranded on either side of the road.
He instructed the concerned engineers for taking immediate steps to restore the essential services in the area which have suffered damages due to the incident of landslides and cloudburst. He stressed the need for taking up the works on war footing basis in view of the upcoming festivals.
Saroori also directed SDM Padder to personally monitor the progress of restorations and assessment of damages to the assets in Massu and Kijai villages.
Later, Saroori also inaugurated “Som Nath Residence Restaurant” at Atholi Padder. While inaugurating the newly restaurant owned by Som Nath Ex-Serviceman, Saroori said that the restaurants and hotels are the part and parcel of development of the area. He hoped that more people will come forward in the field of hotels and restaurants so that the demand of accommodation as well as food industry could be meted out. He stressed upon the owner to maintain quality and hygiene inside the restaurant.
Saroori was accompanied by SDM Padder, TSO Padder, SI Atholi, Congress leaders including Mushtaq Hap, Mohinder Singh Parihar, Kailash Chander, Irshad Butt, Amar Singh, Randeep Bhandari, Rakhi Devi, etc.
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