Jammu Mar 10 : Continuing the drive to provide better development and basic amenities to the residents of Jammu city, Chander Mohan Gupta mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation today on10/03/2020 conducted an extensive tour of ward 33 & 30. He started the renovation as well as construction work of nallah from Shamshan Ghat (Shanti Ghat) near Women Polytechnic College Shiv nagar upto A.G Office as the walls as well as bed of the nallah was damaged at various spots. Due to which Dirty water often enters into the houses of low lying areas of Shakti nagar and causes havoac during rainy season. This is the long pending demands of the inhabitants residing in the shakti Nagar area and it will be constructed by the UEED at the estimate cost of Rs 1.65 lacs only. Sh Surinder Choudhary councilor of ward no.29, Sh. Munish khajuria, Sh. Keshav Chopra Mandal President and large number residents of ward no: 33 and Executive engineer of UEED Sh. Ashwani Seth, concerned Junior Engineer, Contractor were also present during the tour. Mayor directed the engineers of UEED to complete the work within the stipulated time period and with quality material well before coming rainy season so that residents of Shakti Nagar, Gurah Bakshi Nagar may not suffer any more due to this problem.
Later, Mayor also toured in the areas of Patel Nagar, Talab Tillo and its adjoining localities of wards no: 30 alongwith Smt. Sonika Sharma and Sh. Surinder Chowdhary councilors of ward no: 30 & 29 and started the much awaited connection of pipes of water of kitchens / Bathrooms of individual Households with Sewerage Network at Patel Nagar, Talab Tillo. An amount of Rs. 25 Lakhs has been realized by Jammu Municipal Corporation for this much needed project at 1st Phase as this is the plain area and dirty water remain stagment and causes lot of problems for the residents of Talab Tillo area and this water often reverse back and enters into the premises of residences of the locality and gives foul smell in the whole locality. Sh. Munish Khajuria, Sh. Keshav Chopra, Sh. Ayodhya Gupta, Smt. Veena Gupta, Sh. Subash Ji, Senior BJP Leaders, Sh Sanjeev Sharma and other residents of ward no: 30, Sh Ajay Changroo, AEE and other field staff of UEED were also present during the tour.
Mayor told the gatherings that the said connection work of sewerage with kitchens and bathrooms of Households in the remaining areas of ward no: 30, 31 & 14 will also be taken up on priority basis and in phased manner so that residents of these wards who are facing inconvenience due to this problem since long may get relief as soon as possible as possible. He further told that the Government is working hard on various projects towards taking Jammu a Smart City. He also appeal to the general public not to throw filth garbage silt, polythenes etc. in the Public drains / Nallahas and Lanes, avoid using single used plastics, polythenes in their routine work, adopt the habit of segregation of dry & wet waste at their own level, put garbage at the specified containers, plant more and more saplings in and around their localities to make the environment eco-friendly, come forward and co-operate with Jammu Municipal Corporation in various projects & development activities being undertaken by JMC.
