STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR/KISHTWAR: The Kishtwar-Sinthan National Highway has been opened on Sunday for vehicular moment by Vice President J and K Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) and MLA Inderwal, G.M Saroori.
Saroori took stock of road from Sinthan to Kishtwar and met GREF officials here at Sinthan Top and directed them to use quality material, improve the quality of work and maintain the road surface which is having potholes mainly from Aloo Farm to Sinthan Top in a time bound manner.
He also appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to visit the Sinthan area which will boost tourism in the area.
“Increase in tourist traffic will resuscitate the economy of poor people of the area as it is the only source of income for them and also the beauty of Sinthan will be highlighted in a positive way,” he said.
Saroori also directed officials of Kishtwar Development Authority (KDA) to make all the restaurants from Mugalmaidan to Sinthan Top functional and provide best service to the tourists.
Earlier Saroori called on Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed here at summer capital Srinagar and discussed various developmental issues regarding the district Kishtwar and Doda.
Saroori pressed for early release of funds amounting to Rs 2 crore for the completion of Chatroo Tourist Spot and for development of Sinthan area. Chief Minister who is also holding the Tourism Department assured Saroori that funds for the completion of tourism avenues will be released soon and assured all possible help.
He also thanked Chief Minister and Minister for Roads and Building Department Syeed Altaf Bukhari for transferring the Kishtwar Sinthan Road to GREF. The GREF is having man and machinery, funds for the construction and maintenance of this road.
Saroori said Roads and Building Department failed in opening and maintenance of prestigious Kishtwar- Sinthan Road in time and in absorbing 1,300 labourers of GREF despite the fact that many among these poor labourers were working with the organisation for over 20 years. But now after handing over the said road from R&B to GREF again, all the labourers will be absorbed.
