Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 23: In order to keep up the pace of development activities in various spheres of Gandhi Nagar constituency, Speaker State Legislature and MLA Gandhi Nagar, Kavinder Gupta today visited various areas of his constituency.
The Speaker visited Channi Himmat, Nai Basti, Sainik Colony, Greater Kailash, Trikuta Nagar and inspected works for remodeling of Deep Drains, Blacktopping of Roads and other building works undertaken by the PWD(R&B), JMC and ERA.
He was accompanied by the Project Manager ERA, R K Gupta, Xen PWD(R&B), Rajan Mengi, Deputy Project Director ERA, Manjeet Kotwal, Xen UEED, Rajan Sharma, AEE PWD (R&B), Rafiq Sheikh, AEE Housing, Pooja Wazir, AEE JMC, Rajiv Pandoh, Balwan Singh, Kulbir Charak and other political leaders.
While inspecting the blacktopping works at Channi Himmat, Gupta directed the officers of ERA to ensure the quality of work along with timely completion of the same as this link will not only benefit the local residents but will work as an alternate route for traffic.
Lauding the working of the present BJP-PDP Government, the Speaker said that this is the golden period of governance the Sate has ever witnessed with the Union Government providing every possible support to boost the living index.
He said that the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, popularly known as “AMRUT” has proved to be boon for transforming the face of the cities along with towns of the State and the works taken up by RDD under convergence scheme has fast tracked the asset building process.
Speaker said that works for macadamization of main roads of Channi Himmat along with the works undertaken by the JMC for upgradation of roads and drainage have been expedited in the last two years in addition to upgradation of parks and electricity supply in the area.
The Speaker informed that tubewells have been commissioned in Channi earlier this month and the work for improving the water supply have been taken up on priority and in coming days the people will themselves witness the change.
He further informed that the work for improving the drainage system in Channi Rama, Chowadi- Sector B of Sainik Colony, Digiana, Trikuta Nagar and Nai Basti are on the advance stage with most of them starting this month.