Lays foundation stone of several projects in Achabal, Kokernag

ANANTNAG: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today presided over the Block Diwas programme at Kokernag, here.
The Div Com was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag Dr Piyush Singla; DDC Member, Sagam Constituency, M Saleem Parray; BDC Larnoo, BDC Breng and senior officials from district administration.
Speaking on the occasion, Div Com said that all the issues put forth today have been noted by concerned officers and efforts will be made to redress the grievances in a time bound manner. He said that accountability and transparency has been bred into the system through the Block Diwas mechanism and he is hopeful that people will continue to utilise the platform for putting forth genuine grievances.
Pole said that issues crop up with new developments, but the spirit of Block Diwas is to provide a platform to people to communicate these issues to the concerned officials so that governance becomes more efficient.
The DC Anantnag said that Block Diwas is a forum of reducing the gap between PRIs, administrative officials and people. He said that 4000 works under district CAPEX works were completed with cooperation of PRIs.
He said that the plan under formulation for the present fiscal should be formulated as per local needs. He said that works should be discussed and included in the plans after discussion with all stakeholders. He said he is hopeful that visit by Div Com Kashmir will act as a beacon for further development of Kokernag.
DDC Member, M Saleem Parray said that Kokernag Gate was a demand of PRIs in a recent Block Diwas programme and the promptness with which the project has been taken up is worth appreciating. He said that the Lisser Grid should be augmented for better power supply. He said that the quota of PMAY should be enhanced so that more people can be provided affordable housing.
The DDC member said that the Kokernag Master plan imposes certain restrictions on construction activities and these should be reviewed. He said that beautification of Bringi Nallah should be taken up. He said a library cum reading room to facilitate aspirants of competitive exams should be set up.
Talking about staff availability at Bamdoora and Hiller PHCs, the DDC member said that while staff has been deputed at the centers but needs to be augmented in view of the area being covered.
BDC Larnoo Mumtaz Ali said that a single bank caters to the entire area and banking facilities need to be augmented in the area. He said that the quota under PMAY will be enhanced in the area.
BDC Breng Parveena Akhter and MC President MC Kokernag Sheikh Prince put forth local issues on the occasion. President MC said that X Ray and CT Scan facilities should be available at SDH. He said that land should be identified for development of a sports stadium. He also said that innovative water harvesting measures must be taken to reduce the burden on natural sources of water.
Haroon Khatana said that enhancement of infrastructure to attract tourists is necessary. He said that mobile connectivity issues in some far flung areas should also be taken up on priority.

KR Desk