DDC Budgam Chairs meeting on Border Area Development Programme

Budgam, Feb 6: District Development Commissioner Budgam, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar today allocated Rs. 53,95 lac for the development of trio villages; Kokerbag, Sugan and Shonglipora model villages of Block Khag of district Budgam.

The announcement was made by the DDC today while chairing a meeting to review the development of model villages under Border Area Development Programme (BADP) 2018-19 at her office chamber.

Among others, the meeting was attended by ACD Budgam, Waseem Raja, Ex. En PDD Budgam Nasrullah Jan, AD Planning Gul Mohammad and officers/officials from PHE, RDD and other departments.

On the occasion, the DDC reviewed the development scenario of the BADP model villages of the district and directed concerned to speed up pace of work on all the ongoing projects without making any delay in completion of these projects.

She allocated Rs 53.95 lac in the sectors of PDD, PHE and RDD for the three villages and stressed on completion of works on pending and ongoing projects. She also directed the concerned to submit the estimates of the pending works within two days time for the allocation of funds for their completion.

The DCC emphasized on the improvement in the power sector with installation of transformers, HT, LT lines, supply of drinking water and laying of pipelines, besides improvement in the works to be taken by RDD.  

It was given out in the meeting that an amount of Rs. 3.23 crores has been spent out of Rs 5. 75 crores approved funds for the development of these villages as model villages under different sectors.