GNS RAJOURI

GNS ; Ch. Lal Singh, M.P. Udhampur-Doda parliamentary segment, and Mr. R.S. Pathania, senior Vice-President, J & K Pradesh Youth Congress, addressed largely-attended public rallies at Panchayat Ghar Majalta and Town Hall Ramnagar. Mr. Lal Singh called upon the administration to gear up for redressing the basic developmental needs of the area. He also called for a massive civil initiative in this regard too. He lambasted the narrow and divisive policies of few parties who are out and out to divide people on communal and partisan lines. He announced Rs. 02.00 lacs each out of his MPLADS and two hand-pumps each for elected sarpanches to develop their respective Panchayats. He further directed PDD and PHE authorities to draft on-spot estimates for provision of drinking water and electricity. He also called for provision of estimates for Nanoti Nullah to Chadai Noun road. He also directed the Groundwater authorities to install hand-pumps at as many as forty locations in the area. He ass...

By Tahir Mushtaq (TNI) GNS JAMMU, : With Management of rising vehicles become a nightmare for the administration in the rapidly growing urban centers of Jammu and Kashmir, government has decided to formulate a comprehensive City Transport Policy for scientific management of the vehicles. Sources said that some private consultants are being hired by the Transport Department to do a detailed study of traffic pattern, road use and ways to deal with the jams at peak hours. Officials said that this will be for first time that such a detailed scientific study is being conducted in Jammu and Kashmir to effectively manage nearly 800000 vehicles which ply on the roads including thousands of floating vehicles which enter the state daily carrying pilgrims of Vaishno Devi shrine and other religious places in Jammu region. “To streamline the regulation of traffic smoothly in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar, a comprehensive City Transport Policy is being introduced very soon. This has become impera...