Will take up issue with Central Govt for early approval
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today informed the House that in view of the strategic importance of Srinagar-Bandipora-Gurez Highway road, the government has already taken up the matter with the Union Ministry for Road Transport & Highways, through a series of communications.
The Deputy Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by Nazir Ahmad Khan in the Legislative Assembly.
He said that the government has requested for consideration of the project for declaration of Srinagar-Sumbal-Bandipora-Gurez road, including the tunnel at Razdan pass, as National Highway. He informed the House that the sanction, however, is awaited. He said that Gurez holds significant strategic importance due to its geographical location and proximity to the LoC.
The Deputy Chief Minister assured the House that the government would again take up the matter with the Central Government for early approval.
Legislators; Irshad Rasool Kar, Nizam ud din Bhat and Hilal Akbar Lone raised supplementaries.
Facilities created at Sports Stadium, GDC Akhnoor : YS&S Minister
Minister for Youth Services & Sports, Satish Sharma, today informed the House that various sports related facilities have been created for the local youth in Akhnoor Constituency.
The Minister was replying to a question raised by Mohan Lal in the Legislative Assembly.
He said that Indoor Stadium Akhnoor is in good condition and functional. Similarly, the sports ground of Degree College, Akhnoor, has been upgraded recently by way of construction of various courts and VIP Pavilion and seating tiers. However, the super structure of the pavilion building in the play field of Palwan has been damaged, the Minister stated.
The Minister informed that various up-gradation and development works of sports infrastructure at GDC Akhnoor have been completed and handed over to the college authorities. These included construction of a Pavilion for VIPs, sitting tires, courts for Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Kho-Kho, and development of Cricket and Football ground, he added.
Moreover, the Minister said that the Sports Council had executed these works while the budgeting was done by the Higher Education Department.
The Minister said that he will conduct on the spot inspection of all the upgradation works and enquiry shall be initiated in case any lacuna was found.
