BANDIPORA: Today, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presided over a review meeting with the Bandipora District Administration to assess the state of the district’s infrastructure projects, Centrally supported programmes, and UT sector initiatives. Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, the chief secretary, Sh Abdul Gani Bhat, the chairman of the district development council in Bandipora, Sh Vijay Kumar, the ADGP in Kashmir, Sh Sarmad Hafeez, the secretary of the youth services and sports department, Sh Vijay Bidhuri, the divisional commissioner in Kashmir, and other senior officials were present at the meeting. The Lt. Governor gave the district administration specific instructions to carry out a winter action plan in order to improve the quality of life for residents.He gave the Power Development Department instructions to promptly replace any damaged transformers and to maintain a buffer stock for remote and snow-covered areas. The Lt. Governor gave the Power, Education, Health, Agriculture & Horticulture, and Tourism Departments instructions to work in a mission mode to support Bandipora’s growth and development after reviewing the sector-by-sector developments. The district’s development would be accelerated by tourism. He emphasised that in order to fully realise Bandipora’s enormous tourism potential, the administration and stakeholders must take immediate action. The Lt. Governor urged the district administration and other stakeholders to work together to promote cooperatives in the district and implement the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme effectively. We must also work diligently to achieve the goal of TB by utilising all available health care programmes.He murmured, “Mukt Bandipora.” He also instructed the Social Welfare department to pay ASHA and Anganwadi staff their honoraria on time. The development picture for the District and the advancements made on the Transit Accommodation for Employees at Odina and other significant infrastructure projects were given by Dr. Owais Ahmad, Deputy Commissioner of Bandipora.Later, the Lt. Governor spoke with a number of delegations made up of PRI representatives, Tribal community members, and district students and gave them assurances that their concerns will be addressed in a timely manner.
