700-metre drain work costing Rs 240 lakh starts
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: To save the soil, the Modi led government at centre is focusing on five main things, said former Minister senior BJP leader Sukhnandan Kumar, citing efforts to make the soil chemical free, to save organisms that live in the soil, to maintain soil moisture, to increase the availability of water, to remove the damage that is happening to the soil due to less groundwater, and to stop the continuous erosion of soil due to the reduction of forests.
The villagers earlier lacked information about the type of soil, deficiency in soil and how much water is there, Sukhnandan Kumar said on Monday after starting the work on 700 metre drain at Jammu Municipal Corporation’s Ward number 61, near K C Law College in presence of JMC Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta, costing Rs 240 lakhs in Jammu North Constituency.
Besides Mayor, the Executive Engineer JMC Ajay Gupta, Corporator Mahinder Kumar, BJYM district President Deepak Pandey Rural Jammu, Ex Sarpanch Raj Kumar Trilokpur and prominent people of adjoining areas were presnet at the spot.
Speaking on the occasion, Choudhary Sukhnandan appreciated the efforts made by JMC in making Jammu City clean.
“Our Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta has always visited personally areas which need special attention and always deliver on spot directions for the constructions of lanes and drains so that the public does not face any trouble,” Sukhnandan appreciated.
Sukhnandan also appreciated the role of newly posted JMC Executive Engineer Ajay Gupta for his efficient working and prompt responses to the proposals of the government within the approved budgets and implementation of projects and work jobs done in framed time.
“I will appreciate the gesture of Mayor and his team if JMC proposes the name of XEn Ajay Gupta for best engineer award for his dedication and ability to work efficiently and tirelessly in serving the public,” Sukhnandan suggested.
Over the last eight years, the Swachh Bharat Mission has reached all corners of the country and has changed the lives of countless citizens with its ‘people first’ focus. The Mission revolutionized the sanitation space in urban India, by providing 100% access to sanitation facilities in urban India. Under it, over 70 lakh households, community and public toilets have been built, thus providing safe and dignified sanitation solutions for all.
The former BJP Minister said, “The Mission has been able to bring about a marked difference in the lives of sanitation workers and informal waste workers with over 5.5 lakh sanitation workers linked to social welfare schemes. The uninterrupted services by frontline sanitation workers played a key role in ensuring the safety of urban India during Covid-19 pandemic.”