Cultural-cum-Tourism promotion event organised by Administraion at historic Chingus fort.

SHYAM SOOD
On Sunday a cultural-cum-tourism promotion event was organised by the Rajouri Administration at historic Chingus Fort situated at village Chingus on Jammu-Poonch highway.
The event was a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and was organised under the supervision of Rajesh Kumar Shavan, District Development Commissioner (DDC) who also chaired the function.
Chingus fort is historically renowned for containing mortal remains of Mughal Emperor Jehangir who died on way from Kashmir to Delhi 1627 A.D. In order to avoid war of succession, the Empress Noor Jahan buried the intestines and other abdominal parts of his body in the fort at Chingus and Jahangir’s second grave is in Lahore in Pakistan.
Under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, many activities are being organised to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.
The cultural program begins with Cultural items presented by the team of DIC Rajouri and local artists who enthralled the audience with the melodious songs.
Rajouri is also presenting a unique model to involve public, youth, women and PRIs in the process of development and special attention is being paid to engage youth and women in self-employment generation activities.
The participants were also educated about several schemes and programs including SEHAT, PMAY, JKBOCW, PMJJBY, PMJDY, PMSBY, APY, Aapki Zamin Aapki Nigrani etc launched by the Government to address the social and economic welfare of the general public.
Food Safety department officers also delivered a lecture on the Eat Right challenge campaign and threw a detailed light on various aspects of the campaign.
Similarly, a lecture on preventive measures on Tuberculosis was also delivered during the event and participants were educated as to how precious human lives can be saved from TB.
“Rajouri is bestowed with abundant natural beauty and breathtaking landscapes and it would usher it into a booming economy if tapped appropriately” said DDC.
District Administration is working on a multi-pronged strategy for the promotion of tourism to attract more and more tourists to the region, he added.
“Rajouri has a huge potential to become a preferred tourist destination and this sector can support a much higher employment workforce. To promote cultural heritage and tourism sector ,several events including mega cultural events, trekking expedition, Himalayan bike rally besides several other events have already been organised ” DDC added.
“To promote border tourism, Administration is all set to organise a ‘Border Mela’ aiming to explore the virgin tourist spots of the border belts to raise the economy of the border residents” said DDC.
“688 hand pumps are already being installed in the district and more would be installed in near future to ensure drinking water for everybody. Water conservation works are in full swing and the people should ensure judicious use of water in their daily lives.” he added.
Rajesh Shavan,DDC said so far seventy-five thousand youth of the district has been registered and concrete measures are being taken to address their genuine concerns besides measures taken for the upliftment of the weaker sections of the society and said that special focus is being paid on ST, SC, &OBCs.
He advised the labourers to get registered with the Labour Department to avail necessary benefits being implemented by the department in the district.
“People must avail the benefits of the newly launched Aap ki Zameen Aap ki Nigrani land Information system,” said DDC.
.BDC Chairperson Doongi, Raiz Chowdhury; ACR, Tahir Mustafa Malik; ACD, Sushil Khajuria; DSEO, Bilal Rashid Mir; ACP, Abdul Rashid Kohli; District Tuberculosis Officer, Dr Anwar; District AYUSH Officer, Dr Rajeevl Sharma; ExEn PMGSY Rajouri, Subash Chander; BDO, Mohd Arief; & other District and Sectoral officers joined the event.