The Back to Village programme is in full swing in the Srinagar district where increased public participation was seen on the second day of the weeklong public outreach programme the government has launched across the State, an official statement said.
It said public meetings and field visits by designatedgazetted officers in seven Panchayat halqas across four blocks of the districthave brought forth a range of genuine and specific grievances and developmentalrequirements of these areas.
Some of the main grievances and demands for their redressalrecorded at these halqas include illegal land encroachments and inadequatedrainage in Lasjan-A, lack of appropriate health, irrigation and educationalfacilities in Khonmoh-A and Balham-A, lack of electricity and waterdistribution systems and health and play-field facilities in Panzinara-A andlack of appropriate educational, social, transport, health, financial, touristfacilities in Dara-A, Gandthal and Faqir Gujri-B halqas.
Officers from concerned line departments are accompanyingthe designated administrators of these halqas who will compile reports ofrecorded grievances and submit it to the office of DC after the end of thetwo-day deputation.
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary hasdirected the concerned designated administrators for thorough publicinteractions and field visits and complete recording of grievances from allconcerned halqas. He has assured of redressal of all genuine concerns raisedduring the outreach programme.
Srinagar has a total of 21 Panchayat halqas spread over fourblocks including 9 in Harwan, 6 in Khonmoh, 4 in Srinagar, 2 in Qamarwari.
The next two-day outreach will take place in 6 halqas inJune 22-23 followed by that in 5 halqas on June 24-25 followed by that in theremaining 3 halqas on June 26-27.