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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017 (PAGE 6) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 CM announces new model of governance for capital cities Staff shortage to delay implementation Pak groups fund terror enhanced powers and coordina- tions to Srinagar at par with Minister's Developmental In today's meeting, the board of HFA in 55 towns tion between different Jammu on the ground that both Programme (PMDP), Centrally approved an outlay of Rs 600 ond is 2019 and third 2022. In case of City Level in J&K: NIA Government departments. The were capital cities and deserved Sponsored Schemes and Public- crore under the Capital City Plan Out of 25 towns approved Technical Cell, they said, the 19th Asian Security FIF also seeks collection of ULBs would have enhanced pow- equal support and attention. Private Partnership. for 2017-18 for the Srinagar city. earlier, the work in four towns total existing strength of techni- Conference on 'Combating funds online. One of the major ers after their elections as com- Another significant decision Regarding the accomplish- This is in addition to Rs 102 including Baramulla, cal experts is 14 comprising the Terrorism: Evolving an Asian sources of fund collection is pared to previous Municipalities taken in the DDB Srinagar meet- ment of the CCDP, the Chief crore under district sector alloca- Anantnag, Kathua and field of project engineering spe- sacrificing animals and collec- that existed between 2005 to ing pertained to launch of water Minister said the independent tion for the city. Response'. The session was Udhampur is in the implemen- cialist, town planner, GIS, 2010,'' sources said. transport in the summer capital over-arching body to oversee the The Chief Minister, who also chaired by former Home tion of money during festivals, tation process, sources said. In Management Information Sources said Chief Minister city for which modalities would implementation shall be headed holds the portfolio of Planning & Secretary G K Pillai. he said. Udhampur and Baramulla, System (MIS), social develop- Mehbooba Mufti called upon the be worked out by different depart- by an elected Mayor. "Till the Development, approved release 'Al Rehmat Trust' distrib- "Apparently, they collect the funds have already been ment expert etc., out of which people's representatives especially ments very shortly. time such a Constitutional of Rs. 34 crore as additionality utes pamphlets to raise funds millions of dollars in donations released to the State in Kashmir region (including the legislators to use their good- An official handout said: arrangement is put in place, the for the current fiscal besides Rs. for sacrificing animals during through crowd funding in the Government and for Leh and Kargil), there are only will among the people and prevail Under the plan, city develop- respective Divisional 20 crore for settling cases of land Eid and after collecting the name of social service. A 2012 Anantnag and Kathua, the 7 experts for 13 towns. upon them to shun violence to ment agencies like Srinagar Commissioners of Jammu/ acquisition and other expenses. money, they finance terrorism, report says 780 million same have been approved. For Jammu region, there facilitate developmental works in Municipal Corporation (SMC), Kashmir will be designated the In another major decision, the the officer said. Pakistani rupees were collected Sources said for all 25 are also only 7 experts for 12 Srinagar. Srinagar Development Authority Nodal Authorities for implemen- Chief Minister directed release of for funding terrorism in towns, the 37 Detailed Project towns, the sources said, FIF, one of the major and Admitting that developmental (SDA), Lakes and Waterways tation of CCDP," she said. Rs 50 lakh in respect of all the Kashmir," the officer said. Reports (DPRs) have been adding that however, as per fastest growing Non- works took a back seat last sum- Development Authority She said the new develop- Assembly constituencies of the "technically and financially the guidelines the State can Government Organisations The groups also run profit- mer in the summer capital city of (LAWDA), the Cantonment mental mechanism would be city to be utilized for civic repairs appraised and approved by State hire 2 to 4 technical experts (NGOs) in Pakistan, also col- generating businesses like oper- the State due to prolonged unrest Board and other externally aided aimed at improving and augment- by the concerned MLAs. Level Appraisal Committee per town. "Jammu and lects money from people and ating schools where fee is in the Valley, Mehbooba told the projects aimed at infrastructure ing the economic and social infra- In a specific direction, the chaired by Commissioner Kashmir is among those uses them to fund terrorists, exceptionally high in the con- DDB Srinagar meeting that if development in the summer capi- structure of Srinagar and Jammu Chief Minister ordered immedi- /Secretary and formally States where funding is Goel said. text of south Asia, targeting peace prevailed, the development tal shall be de-linked from fund- cities in a coordinated manner ate repairs of the toilets in offices, approved through State Level already available for these "JuD chief Hafiz Saeed upper middle class, he said. works would be doubled in ing under the district plan and pro- with adequate availability of schools and hospitals. Monitoring Committee chaired cells and there is no financial addresses the volunteers of FIF. David Coleman Headley, a Srinagar to compensate for the vided with dedicated resources resources. "CCDP would be Deputy Chief Minister, Dr by Chief Secretary. "They have shortage," they said. Pakistani-American terrorist losses of last year. under an independent arrange- based on assessment of the exist- Nirmal Singh in his observations They have an entire network of been formally submitted to According to officials, the who is serving a 35-year sen- "We have enough funding, ment. ing developmental scenario in the said the Srinagar city would be people who work for their agen- Government of India for further State Government should both under Centrally The decision was taken to capital cities of Srinagar and developed in a befitting manner da of fomenting terror in tence in the US, before his sev- approval and financial assis- depute existing technical staff Sponsored Schemes and State pace up the developmental Jammu, outlining a vision for and in tune with its historic and Kashmir," he said. enth visit to India, was given tance," the sources added. of SLTC and CLTC for comple- sector. There is no dearth of progress of the city and augment future development and strategiz- cultural grandeur. He hoped that Goel said these organisa- FICN by one Major Iqbal of However, with the approval tion of pre-requisition activities funding. However, the only the socio economic infrastructure ing for achieving these objec- the Departments like Power and tions indulge in collection of Pakistan-snoop agency Inter- of 55 more towns, the existing of the newly approved 55 towns problematic zone is violence. If in view of the increasing popula- tives," she said and added that it Urban Development would money outside mosques. Services Intelligence (ISI) in State Level Technical Cell of the State for the timely peace prevailed, we will carry tion and demands. The step would will also work-out the indicative improve their functioning further "Authorities have a video in Lahore, which he spent in (SLTC) and City Level implementation of the HFA or forward the developmental delink the development of the city investment requirements and thereby improving the quality of which two persons are seen Mumbai, Goel claimed. Technical Cell (CLTC) will be else it will hit the delay. works of last year as well as this from the District administration, financial operating plans, indicat- life of the city dwellers. soliciting funds from people Headley is an accused in 26/11 facing a challenge to cater As per the scheme guide- year. However, if there is trou- thus enhancing the efficiency of ing how investments made in Minister for PWD, Naeem Mumbai terror attack case. housing demand surveys and lines of HFA, it is mandatory outside a mosque in Karachi in ble, the development will again service delivery and saving the public infrastructure are to be sus- Akhtar in his observations Director General, National preparation of DPRs as they are that State should establish tech- the presence of Pakistani become a casualty,'' the Chief time on project completions. tained. assured the members that the already engaged with 25 towns nical cells (SLTC and CLTC) in Rangers," the officer claimed. Academy of Customs, Excise Minister said. A similar Capital City The Chief Minister said Government would give the city approved earlier. Sources said order to provide the technical These groups organise spe- and Narcotics, P K Dash said Mehbooba directed that legis- Development Plan would be for- CCDP initiative would also one of the best infrastructures in due to staff shortage and lack of assistance that includes formu- cial campaigns during natural terrorism had mutated into a lators (both MLAs and MLCs) mulated for Jammu city. ensure coordinated infrastructure a short time. He said the upcom- infrastructure, the State, how- lation of plans, preparation of disasters and festivals and business of power and money should be involved in all major For implementation of Capital development in the capital cities, ing Soiteng Bridge would be ever, will be facing major hur- DPRs and other allied activities. solicit money. cloaked in fundamentalism, developmental works including City Development Plan, the Chief as otherwise multiplicity of exe- connected with Mehjoor Nagar dles in the implementation of Further as per these guide- "JuD seeks voluntary dona- funded by rogue economics that preparation of plans for smart Minister, who is also incharge cuting and implementing agen- to give the city an alternative HFA after approval of more lines, the existing technical cells tions during Eid.