Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 2: Former Minister and Ex-MLA Jammu West, Sat Sharma (CA) started construction works of lane at Sector 1, Pamposh Colony, near Shiv temple, Ward 38 in Janipur area .
Sharma was accompanied by a large number of people including Corporator Ward 38, Surinder Sharma, district president BJP, Munish Khajuria, Mandal president, Raveesh Mengi, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) officials, local residents and political activists of the area.
The works are being executed under the supervision of JMC at an estimated cost of Rs 10.61 lakh and the funds were sanctioned from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) of former MLA which was sanctioned during his tenure and its work was delayed due to code of conduct of elections and other reasons, but the work was taken up as soon as the process got cleared.
Speaking on the occasion, Sat Sharma said that the main concern in Ward 38 was decades old water pipes and sewerage system which was totally replaced during his tenure as MLA. He said hundreds of crores were spent and the works were executed under the supervision Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) in all 26 wards of Jammu West Assembly segment and this work solved many problems of locals. He stated that now houses in the constituency including Ward 38 have clean drinking water and a channelized sewerage system which was a problem earlier from more than 30 years which has also improved sanitation system in the area and has also contributed in promoting “SWACH BHARAT” vision of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Surinder Sharma complimented the former MLA for his pro active approach and stated that Ward 38 has been equipped with all modern infrastructure and Jammu West has been developed to its fullest and pending works will also be taken within some time to avoid public distress. The pace of development in Jammu West shows that constituency progressed a lot in last five years and has reached to the mark of a Model Constituency, he added.
Sat Sharma also toured other adjoining areas in the Ward and asked the officials to prepare the estimates for pending works in the area so that their works can also be taken up soon as possible.
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