Jammu: 22/07/2020: The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh e-inaugurated six projects in district Reasi (J&K) today that would increase connectivity in the district and provide irrigation facilities to various areas of the district. The projects include road from Agharjito to Pangatha, Motorable deck type plate girder bridge over Nallah Tuksan on Bagga Gulabgarh Road, Kanjli Khul & Mari Khul irrigation facilities, span steel motorable bridge on Pouni to Thorni Road and irrigation facility to villages Gran and Goswan of Reasi district.
While e-inaugurating these projects, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that despite serious challenges posed by the Covid19 pandemic in the last few months, the country had not compromised with the pace of development. Elaborating further, he mentioned about the review taken by him in various developmental projects and centrally sponsored schemes during the recently concluded District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meetings of various (six) districts.
Dr. Singh reiterated that Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has emphasised upon all to dedicate completed development projects to people of the country without waiting for its formal inauguration. He said that the Government gave primacy to people’s needs and that people should not face difficulties of any kind for the sake of formal inauguration of various developmental projects.
Dr. Singh said that the government was steadfast and committed in completing all the projects that have started in the last six years in a time bound manner notwithstanding various hurdles like the Covid19 crisis.
Giving an insight into the various development projects constructed in district Reasi, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the highest railway bridge in the world was being constructed in Reasi district that was 35 meters taller than the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.
Dr. Singh also said that despite many challenges, Panchayat and BDC elections had been conducted in J&K and the Government, as promised by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, was undeterred in its efforts to empower these institutions substantially for making them true symbols of the representative democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. He further said that the various issues faced by the people of J&K would be addressed and assured the redressal of the grievances of people in a time bound manner.
