NEW DELHI, DEC 21: Continuing his endeavor to meet the central leaders and Ministers to project JK’s developmental issues and seek their redressal, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh here today.
While extending his felicitations to the Prime Minister for the recent victory in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat elections, the Deputy Chief Minister said these triumphs are a clear referendum on the policies and programmes of the central government and also an endorsement of the leadership of the Prime Minister.
He said the people of the country are clearly with the Prime Minister and they have also vindicated the same by reposing their faith in his leadership.
Dr Singh also informed the Prime Minister about the recent visits of the Government of India’s Special Representative to J&K.
He also gave a brief about the status of various developmental initiatives undertaken in the State and the status of Urban Local Bodies and the Panchayati Raj institutions.
While presenting the book titled ‘The Book of Joy’ containing write-ups by Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams to the Prime Minister, Dr Singh also requested the Prime Minister to lay the foundation of Habitat Centre at Warehouse Jammu and launch the Tawi River Front Project.
Later, the Deputy Chief Minister also called on the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh and discussed several issues like construction of community / individual bunkers along the international border and line of control, working out modalities of the package to be given to POK refugees and also the issues of West Pak refugees.
The Union Home Minister assured the Deputy Chief Minister that the issues projected by him will be redressed in a time bound manner.
Mubarak Mandi Ropeway Project to be commissioned before July: Govt to HC – Greater Jammu || The Daily News Paper
Jammu, Feb 23: It’s good news for tourism of J&K especially for the City of Temples Jammu that the Ropeway Project connecting Mubarak Mandi Complex to Bahu Fort shall be completed before July 2018. This was stated by Govt Advocate Ahtsham Bhat for the State before the Division Bench of State High Court in a Public Interest Litigation filed by Inderjeet Khajuria, President All Jammu Hotels and Lodges Association Jammu espousing public causes including creation of Artificial Lake in River Tawi and Gondola Project from Mubarak Mandi to Bahu Fort. During the course of hearing the Division Bench after hearing Sr. Advocate BS Salathia with Advocate Bhanu Singh for the PIL, Deputy Advocate General RS Jamwal and Govt Advocate Ahtsham Bhat for the State observed that Govt Advocate Ahtsham Bhat has handed over a communication issued by Incharge Ropeway Project in which it has been indicated that the Rope Way project connecting Mubarak Mandi Complex to Bahu Fort shall be completed and commissioned in two phases/ sections, in so far as section 11 is concerned, the same is to be commissioned by the end of the April 2018 and section 1 shall be commissioned by or before July 2018. JNF
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