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Udhampur : Union
Minister of State, Dr Jitendra Singh, today reviewed the achievements under Centrally Sponsored Schemes in district
Udhampur here at a meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring
Committee (DISHA).
The Union Minister addressed
the meeting through Video conferencing, which was attended by Member Parliament
Rajya Sabha, Shamsher Singh Manhas, District Development Commissioner, Udhampur
Dr. Piyush Singla along with BDC Chairpersons and District officers of all the
departments.
At the outset, the DDC
Udhampur gave a detailed PowerPoint presentation besides financial as well as
physical progress under all the Centrally Sponsored Schemes being implemented
in the district.
The Union Minister reviewed
the achievements under Schemes of Horticulture, RDD, Agriculture, PMGAY,
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, besides pace of progress
on mega projects like Devika project,
Medical College, National Highway four-laning, New Degree colleges, PMGSY
roads, Back to Village works, He also took stock of implementation of Back to
School, Saubhagya, , DDU-GKSY, NSAP,
SBM-G, IWMP, ICDS, NLRMP, NHM etc.
The DDC apprised the Union
Minister about the progress on Devika project and said that 32 km sewerage pipe has been laid with 700 main holes, while 100% land has been handed
over to the concerned department.
The Union Minister also
reviewed the core network progress under PMGSY and asked the administration to
consult the elected representatives for new roads to be included. He asked DDC
to ensure all genuine roads are included in the final list.
It was informed that Under Jal
Jeevan Mission ( Har ghar nal se jal) ,
60,408 households have been
covered, while the DPRs for proposed projects stand submitted to the concerned
quarters. The DDC also added that 49 hands pumps were installed and 173 hand
pumps have been repaired.
About National Highway four lanning, the DDC apprised that 100% land acquisition
has been done and the Udhampur -Chenani stretch is expected to complete by the
end of this year.
Reviewing the progress on
Chenani- Sudhmahadev road, the Union Minister was apprised that 100% land has been handed over to the executing agency.
Maintaining that
Chenani-Sudhmahadev Circuit has huge tourism potential, Dr Singh appreciated
the district administration for promoting the tourist destinations of the area
and developing a tourist circuit. He
said that a rural Haat
has been proposed for the area,
while a vegetable Market (Apni mandi) is being established on the national
highway for promotion of local produce .
The Union Minister also
reviewed the progress of Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme. It
was informed that against total 396 jamabandies, 355 have been completed and
out of 20 lakh documents 15 lakh have been scanned while 11 lakh quality
checked.
The DDC also apprised the
Union Minister about the progress on Solid Waste Management project with
capacity of 250kg/hr waste disposal with heat based technology established at
Udhampur.
The Union Minister asked DDC
to identify two government schools to
be developed as modal schools, while DDC requested for more funds under
Jeevika. The BDC Chairperson Udhampur also demanded Jeevika project in every Panchayat .
Meanwhile, Dr Jitendra Singh
also e- launched construction of Devika
theme park to be constructed on the bank of river Devika for creation of green
space and parking facility in the town.
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