DDC Chairman Rajouri Raises important demands of Rajouri District with Lt Governor.

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI 
SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI, APRIL 23:–Advocate Ch. Naseem Liaqat, Chairman District Development Council (DDC) Rajouri , Advocate Nseem Liaqat on Sunday called on Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan and besides expressing gratitude to him for continuous support and strengthening of PRIs of the UT of J&K also presented a memorandum of few urgent issues of Rajouri district to be mitigated on a priority basis.
Naseem Liaqat also expressed happiness that for the first time the DDC has been consulted in the formulation of CD & Panchayat cap-ex plan of UT besides being consulted while prioritising NABARD projects.
“The scope of district cap-ex plan has also been widened and now the planning of SSy, Aspirational Panchayat Development Schemes and that of NFB & United grants is also covered under district cap-ex, which is to be formulated by the DDC” said Naseem Liaqat.
The major demands pertaining to Rajouri district raised By DDC Chairman, Naseem Liaqat in the memorandum include the construction of Mini Secretariat building for which the project was commissioned in 2012 and after few constructions ( at Kheora) the work was stalled to date for unknown reasons.
Another burning issue is related to the construction of Government Degree College buildings at Darhal, Kotranka, and Doongi which are running in the government schools for the last 3-4 years.
Another demand raised is the up-gradation of health centers at Thanamandi and Peeri from Community Health Center to Sub-district hospital. CHC Thanamandi CHC falls on Jammu-Rajouri-Shopian (Kashmir) and Rajouri to Shahdra Sharief and requires urgent up-gradation because it also caters to a fairly large population.
Naseem Liaqat also demanded Munisiff Courts at Darhal & Manjakot( in consultation with Chief Justice of High Court) because the people of these areas have to cover long distances either to reach at Thanamandi (for Darhal) and at Rajouri.
Another major demand raised in the memorandum is double laning of raod between Kalakot and Siot which at present is in a highly dilapidated condition.
DDC Chairman has also requested to LT Governor o take up the matter of removing of barbed wire by the Army from outside the boundary wall of Advance Landing Ground (Army Airport) which is urgently required to widen the existing road to ease the traffic congestion.
DDC Chairman also requested Lt Governor to personally monitor the construction of the new District Court Complex (at Muradpur) for which the site already stand identified and funds are available.
Other demands include sanction of a new Tehsil at Budhal, Budhal to Shopian road (DPR of this road was prepared by the earlier government); Fire & Emergency Stations at all the Tehsil HQs, Girls Degree College at Rajouri, HSS at Lam Laroka; Girls HSS at Nowshera, and opening of Mughal road every year immediately after snow melts
As the Lt Governor is the Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri, Chairman, DDC Rajouri requested for its improvement by bringing all the government/private colleges, including GMC Rajouri, under the aegis/control of BGSBU by segregating them from Jammu University.
He also requested to establish Law College in BGSBU.
The Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha assured the Chairman DDC Rajouri of redressal of the genuine demands put forth by him on merit.