BEIGH SHAMIM AHMED :- OCTOBER 11- Asking people to extend a
helping hand to Government in its development agenda, Minister for Medical
Education, Youth Services & Sports, Taj Mohi ud Din today said the all
round development of the State has been a priority with present Government and
many big ticket projects and schemes were operationalised during the last five
years.Addressing a series of public meetings at Jabla and Gawalan, just a few
kilometers inside the LoC, the Minister asked people to stand guard these
achievements and they should look through the designs of vested interest
elements which have no sympathy with them and are in fact harming their
interests.Responding to local demands, the Minister assured the people that he
would get the establishment of some middle and primary schools in the area in
view of growing number of students examined by the concerned Department. He
said the area has seen a revolution in road connectivity and many previous
rugged terrains have now been converted into motorable roads. He said the area
has good facility in terms of healthcare and schools which would be further
strengthened.Mr. Taj said the border town of Uri has seen a turnaround during
last decade and the day is not far when cent per cent achievement would be
recorded in critical sectors like power distribution, water supply, education
and healthcare.The Minister said that water supply distribution in Uri, which
was 26% ten years ago, has risen to 97%, among the highest in the State. So is
the case with power distribution, he said, which has risen from 34 % in 2002 to
85%. He said soon cent per cent coverage in water and power distribution would
achieved in the town.Mr. Taj said it was during his tenure that Uri got the
first college, three higher secondary schools and 16 high schools. He said the
number of middle schools, which stood at 26 before his representing the area,
rose to 95. Similarly 200 more primary schools were opened in the area taking
the number to 270.The Minister said there were no filtration plants or lift irrigation
schemes in Uri and 46 such filtration plants and seven lift irrigation schemes
were set up during the last decade or so. He said the road length in Uri stood
at 75 kilometres in 2002 which has been increased to a whopping 500 kilometres
or more as more and more areas and habitations are being covered through road
networks.Mir Mushtaq Nowshehri also spoke on the occasion and appealed people
to strengthen the present coalition government.Earlier, on his arrival, the
Minister was accorded a rousing reception by the people of the area who had
turned up in traditional colourful attires to greet him.
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