Jitendra visits GMC Udhampur construction site wants classes to begin from next academic year
Jammu Dec 18 PTI Union minister Jitendra Singh Saturday visited the construction site of Government Medical College GMC in his home constituency of Udhampur which is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 255 crores at Bailli villageDuring his visit Singh asked the officials and agencies concerned to start the work without any delay so that the classes could commence from the next academic sessionSingh the minister of state in the Prime Ministers Office pointed out that Udhampur Parliamentary constituency is the only one in the country which has got three Medical Colleges from the Central grantHe also attended the grand Devika Utsav held at the banks of river Devika Ghat in UdhampurThe event was held to celebrate the completion of development works under River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project of National River Conservation PlanRiver Devika is not merely a project but a matter of faith for all of us he said reiterating that the holy project does not belong to a particular political party or an individual but it is equally owned by each one of usThe minister said he had been repeatedly suggesting to the administration to entertain and accommodate inputs and suggestions coming from every person regardless of his ideological belief or political affiliation as long as they add value to the projectGiving full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi he said the Devika Project would have never got approval if Modi was not the PM When Prime Minister launched the Nanami Gange project in 2014 after sworn in as Prime Minister a similar thought came to mind to start River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project as Devika is considered the elder sister of Ganga he saidSingh said there has been delay in the execution of the project partly because of COVID-19 and partly because of the lapses on the part of the contractor agency which has now been subjected to penalty and also issued a blacklist warningHe expressed hope that the remaining work of the project mainly pertaining to floriculture beautification and recreation complex will also be completed soonHe accusing previous governments deliberately neglecting the region because of vote bank considerationHe cited the example of demand for a radio station in Udhampur which was first raised during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 but it was set up only four years back by the Modi governmentThe launching of the Devika Project was announced by the Prime Minister during his visit to Jammu in February 2019The work on the prestigious Rs 18674 crore project which has been included in the Government of Indias National River Conservation Project NRCP started in March 2019The project inter alia included the construction of three sewage treatment plants of 8 MLD 4 MLD and 16 MLD capacity sewerage network of 12927 km development of two cremation ghats protection fencing and landscaping small hydropower plants and three solar power plants PTI TAS TIR TIR
Jammu Dec 18 PTI Union minister Jitendra Singh Saturday visited the construction site of Government Medical College GMC in his home constituency of Udhampur which is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 255 crores at Bailli villageDuring his visit Singh asked the officials and agencies concerned to start the work without any delay so that the classes could commence from the next academic sessionSingh the minister of state in the Prime Ministers Office pointed out that Udhampur Parliamentary constituency is the only one in the country which has got three Medical Colleges from the Central grantHe also attended the grand Devika Utsav held at the banks of river Devika Ghat in UdhampurThe event was held to celebrate the completion of development works under River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project of National River Conservation PlanRiver Devika is not merely a project but a matter of faith for all of us he said reiterating that the holy project does not belong to a particular political party or an individual but it is equally owned by each one of usThe minister said he had been repeatedly suggesting to the administration to entertain and accommodate inputs and suggestions coming from every person regardless of his ideological belief or political affiliation as long as they add value to the projectGiving full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi he said the Devika Project would have never got approval if Modi was not the PM When Prime Minister launched the Nanami Gange project in 2014 after sworn in as Prime Minister a similar thought came to mind to start River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project as Devika is considered the elder sister of Ganga he saidSingh said there has been delay in the execution of the project partly because of COVID-19 and partly because of the lapses on the part of the contractor agency which has now been subjected to penalty and also issued a blacklist warningHe expressed hope that the remaining work of the project mainly pertaining to floriculture beautification and recreation complex will also be completed soonHe accusing previous governments deliberately neglecting the region because of vote bank considerationHe cited the example of demand for a radio station in Udhampur which was first raised during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 but it was set up only four years back by the Modi governmentThe launching of the Devika Project was announced by the Prime Minister during his visit to Jammu in February 2019The work on the prestigious Rs 18674 crore project which has been included in the Government of Indias National River Conservation Project NRCP started in March 2019The project inter alia included the construction of three sewage treatment plants of 8 MLD 4 MLD and 16 MLD capacity sewerage network of 12927 km development of two cremation ghats protection fencing and landscaping small hydropower plants and three solar power plants PTI TAS TIR TIR
