Tourism infra development projects in Bhaderwah to be expedited: Div Com

Excelsior Correspondent
BHADERWAH, Apr 3: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer reviewed the developmental scenario in Bhaderwah Tehsil at a meeting held on the second day of his tour to Doda district.
The meeting was attended by ADC Bhaderwah, Rakesh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Bhaderwah Development Authority, Tehsildars Bhaderwah and Bhalla, DFO Bhaderwah, BDO Bhaderwah and BDO Bhalla, BMO Bhaderwah, X-En Irrigation, Assistant Executive Engineer PMGSY, Assistant Executive Engineer JPDCL, Assistant Executive Engineer, PHE, TSWO, ZEO Bhaderwah, besides officers of other departments and executing agencies.
The Div Com directed the CEO BDA to ensure the completion of all pending tourism projects well within time including roads to potential sites to attract maximum tourist footfall to boost the local economy.
The CEO BDA informed about the public demand for helicopter service to pilgrimage spots including Kailash kund and Mani Mahesh etc. and easy access for the tourists to the different high altitude tourist spots like seoj dhar.
The Div Com directed the ADC to conduct regular meetings to monitor registration of beneficiaries for Ayushmann Bharat PMJAY and hold weekly block Diwas meetings at different Panchayats to resolve the local public issues.
The Div Com further directed the executing agencies to devise the pert chart of all the ongoing works, while the ADC was asked to closely monitor the progress of each work on a daily basis for their timeline completion.
While reviewing the habitations lacking road connectivity, he asked PMGSY Engineers to formulate a comprehensive plan to cover these habitations within the current financial year.
The Div Com, while assessing the power curtailment and power requirement in the area directed the concerned to notify the curtailment schedule to get exact feedback about the requirement, besides he asked the project engineer to commission all the targeted sub stations by the end of June this year.
Regarding un-electrified villages the Div Com directed the ADC to pull up the concerned executing agencies and ask them to mobilise the men and machinery to electrify all the left out villages which is one of the top priority of LG Administration.
Regarding Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT scheme, the Div Com directed the concerned to take support from all the line departments, Arogya mitras and Asha workers to expedite the registration where it was low.
Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner also met with several deputations and listened to their demands.
A deputation put forth their demand seeking better road connectivity, playground, public library, restart of mini secretariat work, water/ power supply and other issues of public concern.
The Div Com gave patience hearing to all the deputations and ensured them that all their genuine demands would be addressed on priority.