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‘Udhampur neglected because of NC, Cong appeasement policy’ Avtar Bhat UDHAMPUR, Dec 10: Maintaining that Narendra Modi Government in last over eight years compensated Jammu & Kashmir for lapses of last six decades, Union Minister in PMO with independent charge of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, accused National Conference (NC) and Congress who ruled the erstwhile State for decades together for neglecting Udhampur and other hill regions for their appeasement policy and...

Restoration of Devika water quality at Purmandal Nishikant Khajuria JAMMU, Apr 18: J&K Pollution Control Committee (erstwhile Board) has asked the Surinsar-Mansar Development Authority to share the concrete action taken preventive measures to be adopted for restoration of water quality of River Devika at Purmandal, which is one of the most revered pilgrimage places in Jammu and Kashmir. Inviting attention towards poor water quality at Purmandal due to discharge of untreated sewerage into the...

STPs on official papers only even after lapse of several years Dilly-dallying approach to worsen situation in future Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Mar 4: There is no improvement in the water quality of polluted stretches of five rivers in different districts of Jammu region as the establishment of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) by the Urban Environment Engineering Department (UEED) has remained confined to the official files only despite the lapse of several years. Due to this, there is every possibilit...

Having got a providential escape from an impending worst harm due to a portion of an under construction bridge over River Devika in Kaulpur caving in, as many as 27 labourers have been injured, some of them seriously. Curiously, the bridge is constructed by a well known professional construction agency-the Border Roads Organisation- (BRO). While the work of casting of slab over the bridge almost having been finished, presumably, the weak and flawed shuttering support unable to bear the load [&he...

UDHAMPUR, Dec 18 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today visited the construction site of Government Medical College (GMC), Udhampur which is being built at an estimated cost of 255 crores at Bailli Udhampur. During his visit, Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized upon the concerned departments dealing with the construct...

Govt initiates action against BGC; Rs 2 cr fine, cut in project cost Engineers, others to face action Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 2: In a first action of its kind after Jammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has initiated the process to impose whopping Rs 2 crore fine on Bridge Gopal Constructions (BGC) New Delhi engaged with the work on River Devika Rejuvenation Project and cut the cost from around Rs 173 crore worth work might be assigned to anothe...

Dr Jitendra pulls up administration for slow pace of Devika project Dr Jitendra pulls up administration for slow pace of Devika project UDHAMPUR: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today pulled up the administration for the slow pace of Rs 200 crore Centrally funded River Devika national project and issued strict instructions to expedite the work and stick to timelines. He said, now that the COVID pandemic is on its way out, there will be no compromise either on the pace of work or on the quali...