Ganai visits Baramulla, reviews progress under Aspirational Districts Prog

Baramulla: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai accompanied by Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, Rohit Kansal visited Baramulla on Saturday to review the progress on various projects under the Aspirational Districts Programme in a meeting . The meeting was attended by District Development Commissioner, Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo, SSP, ADCs, sectoral officers of various departments viz PDD, PHE, Health, Education, Social Welfare and other concerned officers. The DDC briefed the chair about the status of various projects and informed that work on several projects has been completed whereas, several projects are at different stages of completion. The Advisor took a detailed appraisal of works and stressed upon the concerned officers to obtain the saturated results in different sectors identified under the programme. He underlined the need for utilizing the resources through convergence and collaboration besides directing for working with added synergy and enthusiasm for achieving the desired targets. Meanwhile, several deputations called on the Advisor and appraised him about various issues and demands with regard to the community welfare. The deputations which met included Greater Baramulla Forum, Gurudwara Prabandak Committee, Traders Federation Baramulla and Auqaf Committee Baramulla. The Advisor gave a patient hearing to the deputations and assured to address all the genuine demands on priority. Earlier, the Advisor visited the Shailputri Temple, which was partially damaged in 2017 due to land erosion. He interacted with temple management and assured them that all their demands and issues shall be looked into for appropriate action