DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016 (PAGE 7)

Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh giving away LPG connection at Kathua on Monday. DyCM distributes free LPG connections Excelsior Correspondent them LPG connections” he said and added early verification of the KATHUA, Oct 3: Deputy beneficiaries will be ensured to Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh enable them to get supply of cylin- today launched the Pradhan ders soon. Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) Highlighting the benefits of the in his home constituency Billawar scheme, he said that so far only 60 to provide free LPG connections percent women in the country use to BPL households. clean cooking fuel i.e. LPG. The After the launch, the Dy CM Government has set the target of gave away free LPG connection providing 100 percent LPG con- documents to 60 eligible women nection in every home by 2020 beneficiaries of the area. under PMUY. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy CM also highlighted Deputy Chief Minister said that UJALA, the Government scheme the initiative, in line with creating launched across the State for pro- smokeless villages across the viding LED bulbs at subsidized State, has come as a moment of rates to the consumers. He said pride for the women of BPL under UJALA scheme consumers households. “The LPG connection can purchase upto 5 LED bulbs at on her name has given a new iden- a rate of Rs 20 each of 7 or 9 watt tity to the woman and now she can by showing their electricity bill or have a smoke-free, less polluted, the identity cards. If the consumers convenient and healthy environ- want to purchase more than 5 ment at her home”, Dy CM said. bulbs, charges will be Rs 95 per He said the scheme is more bulb. The scheme is expected to beneficial for the women residing bring down the power bills and in hilly areas who generally use save the electricity for the State & firewood for cooking which is a for the nation as well. difficult task to procure. “The Later in the day, DyCM Government has decided to reviewed the progress achieved address their problems and lend under various development proj- them a helping hand by providing ects initiated in Billawar. 45 km length in Sgr, 30 km in Jammu being covered ERA engages RITES to prepare DPR of Metro rail in Srinagar, Jammu Excelsior Correspondent Executive Officer said that com- pany will provide preliminary JAMMU, Oct 3: For prepar- report within one month. But for ing Detailed Project Report the Detailed Project Report, one (DPR) and also conducting pre- year time has been given to the liminary study for the Mass Rapid company. He said it will be pre- Transport System (Metro rail) in mature to give estimate about the Srinagar and Jammu cities, the total project cost in Srinagar as State Government has engaged well as for Jammu Metro Rail M/s RITES, a subsidiary of projects. During survey, the Ministry of Railways on the task. RITEs men would reveal how Giving details to the Excelsior, many kms of length would be Chief Executive Officer, under ground and how much Economic Reconstru-ction above ground. The cost under

CEO ERA Vinod Sharma handing over letter of allotment to Group GM of RITES Piyush Kansal at Srinagar on Monday. Agency (ERA), Vinod Sharma ground per kilometer may be said that Rs 8.50 crore project for about three times more than on the preparing the DPR has been ground. So the company experts entrusted to the M/s RITES. He will access the total cost of the disclosed that in the first phase, project. The completion time of the projects shall be prepared for both the projects will also be fixed the routes as suggested in the City after the DPRs are prepared, he Mobility Plan of Srinagar and added. Jammu. Identifying the 30 kms route The CEO ERA further dis- of Metro in Jammu city, the CEO closed that the process has been said that in the winter capital city initiated following the offer of the the route will be from Amphalla Government of Japan, inviting Chowk to Bari Brahmana via proposals for technical coopera- Bikram Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, tion under their Technical Satwari & Bakshi Nagar to Cooperation programme for Purmandal Morh via BC Road , Metro & Railway Projects in the Bagh-e-Bahu and Trikuta Nagar. main cities of different States in In Srinagar city, the 45 kms India. He said that Japanese firm tentative routes suggested in the has offered financial support to City Mobility Plan is from the project as well. Nowgam Railway Station to "Formal letter of intent in SKIMS via Bagh-e-Mehtab, favour of M/s RITES issued by Rambagh, Jawahar Nagar, City J&K ERA was handed over to the Secretariat, Barbarshah, Now- representative of M/s RITES, hatta, Hawal, Alamgari Bazar Piyush Kansal, Group General and Pantha Chowk to Shalteng Manager M/s RITES here today," via Lasjan, Badami Bagh Lal the CEO maintained. Chowk, Civil Sectt, Tatoo Replying to a question, the Ground, Bemian. CEO ERA claimed that decision He further disclosed that in in this regard was taken about a Jammu the area like Ban Talab, month back during a meeting Janipur, New Plot and Canal, chaired by Chief Minister Bohri Talab Tillo, Ploura, Mehbooba Mufti. It was also Akhnoor Road besides Satwari- decided that initially, the RITEs Airport -Miran Sahib will be will prepare DPR for a length of covered in the second phase. 45 kms in Srinagar city and 30 Some more areas of the kms for the capital city of Jammu. Srinagar city will also be cov- Giving more details, the Chief ered in next phase of the project. Russia hails Indian surgical strikes NEW DELHI, Oct 3: place in "Pakistan-occupied Indian State of Jammu and Days after it asked lslamabad Kashmir". to take "effective" steps to stop the Last week, a Russian activities of terrorist groups on its Foreign Ministry statement had territory, Russia today said it "wel- said Russia stands for "decisive comes" the surgical strike by India struggle" against terrorism in all as every country has a right to its manifestations. defend itself. "We are concerned with the Russia's Ambassador to New aggravation lately of the situa- Delhi Alexander M Kadakin also tion along the Line of Control said his country had always been between India and Pakistan. with India in fighting cross-border "We are calling on the par- terrorism. ties not to allow any escalation "Greatest human rights viola- of tension and to settle the exist- tions take place when terrorists ing problems by political and attack military installations and diplomatic means through nego- attack peaceful civilians in India. tiations. We stand for decisive We welcome the surgical strike. struggle against terrorism in all Every country has right to defend its manifestations. itself," Russian embassy quoted "We expect that the Kadakin as having told a news Government of Pakistan should channel. take effective steps in order to He also assured India that it stop the activities of terrorist does not need to worry about groups in the territory of the Russia-Pakistan joint military country," the statement said. exercise, saying it did not take (PTI)