Rajouri : Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Ganali to Baed Gala Link road at Village Dagani in Rajouri district.
He, later, held a public outreach programme near Panchayat GharDagani to assess and address the grievances and demands of the local residents.
During the public interaction, a large number of villagers participated and projected several issues concerning their areas. The demands raised included establishment of a dispensary, requisition of electricity poles, construction of a mobile school building, culvert and link roads in Dagani village, irrigation canal, motorable bridge for Sangpur bridge and construction of dug wells among other civic amenities.
The Deputy Chief Minister assured the public that all their genuine issues would be taken up with the concerned departments for prompt redress. He reiterated that the government is committed to address the developmental needs of the people ensuring improved infrastructure in rural areas.
The Dy CM informed the gathering that eight new roads have been proposed for the next year to strengthen road connectivity in the area. He stated that labour camps will be organised to address employment related concerns and other developmental issues of the region. He emphasized that the government remains dedicated to work for welfare of the general public ensuring that development reaches every corner of the district.
Later, the Dy CM also inspected crushers operating in Chatyari and directed them to operate as per norms.
Among others present on the occasion were OSD to the Deputy Chief Minister Suresh Chander, ADC Nowshera Pritam Lal Thapa, Joint Director Mining Fareed Kohli, Programme Officer ICDS Harpal Singh, Chief Engineer Tilak Raj, Deputy Director Employment Mohd Nawaz, ACD Auqil Naveed, CEO Mohd Hafeez, Executive Engineer PWD Aftab Anwar, ALC Pradyot Gupta, AD Tourism Mumtaz Ahmed besides district and sectoral officers.
