DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 (PAGE 3) Omar stresses on taking party membership drive to block level Excelsior Correspondent aging impact of ongoing Covid-19 dent should not be seen in isola- crisis on the varied economic tion. It is a reality that the local SRINAGAR, June 16: The activities in their respective con- populace is faced with post 2019 National Conference vice presi- stituencies necessitating policy measures. The bureaucracy has dent Omar Abdullah today rethink towards women's roles as become a government with a total- stressed for taking party member- financial providers. ly abysmal record of serving peo- ship drive to block level. Among other issues, soaring ple, primarily because of their LG Manoj Sinha chairing a meeting in Srinagar. Omar spoke these words while unemployment rates, high-hand- unfamiliarity with the local sensi- presiding over a virtual meeting of edness of bureaucracy, sinking tivities, topography and other crit- party's women wing of Kashmir tourism and agriculture sectors ical ground realities," he said. LG directs CS to enquire into recent Province. The meeting was con- and widespread development Emphasising the instrumental Officers from J&K and Punjab inspecting Shahpur Kandi vened by J&K women's wing deficit and unaccountability also role of vaccination in checking Dam Project on Wednesday. president Shameema Firdous. dominated the interaction. The COVID-induced fatality, Omar Provincial president (K), Sabiya women functionaries' highlighted exhorted the women functionaries unscheduled power outage in Jammu Qadri read out the welcome how the long-drawn-out Covid-19 concerned to partner the adminis- J&K, Punjab teams inspect Excelsior Correspondent Governor said. the first time had uninterrupted tration as a social responsibility in He said despite losses to the power supply even during the overcoming vaccine hesitation SRINAGAR, June 16: During tune of Rs. 3,500 crores incurred snow, he added. among people, especially women. Shahpur Kandi Dam Project a high-level meeting at the Civil every year on electricity, the "J&K has been bestowed with "Our women functionaries can Excelsior Correspondent Ravi Canal at Basantpur, Shahpur Secretariat, Lieutenant Governor Union Territory is working round- enormous hydro resources, how- volunteer in convincing people to Kandi Barrage and Hydel Channel Manoj Sinha assured the people of ever, out of total identified power take the jab, and work alongside JAMMU, June 16: A joint high on the Punjab side besides visiting Jammu division that a Committee potential of 14,867 MW, only their district administration, level team comprising officers off-take site of BP Canal from the will be constituted by the Chief 3504.90 MW could be harnessed including health department offi- both from Jammu and Kashmir existing Ravi Tawi Canal and the Secretary to enquire into the since the past 70 years. In the last cials to achieve the universal vac- and Punjab today inspected vari- head works of the Kashmir Canal. recent unscheduled power outage 11-months, we have finalized the cination drive by helping break ous components of Shahpur Kandi Pertinently, the project com- in various areas. project that will generate 3500 the myths involving the vaccina- Dam Project to ensure expeditious ing up at a cost of Rs. 2715.70 The Lt Governor said much MW within next 4 years. tion, " he said. execution of ongoing works on crore is of utmost importance for before the onset of summer, sever- Transmission network upgrada- Exhorting the women func- this prestigious project. the Union Territory as it will give al meetings were held under tion works have been taken up, tionaries, Omar called for increas- The officers from J&K led by a discharge of 1150 cusecs to preparation plan to prevent erratic not just to evacuate power from ing the involvement of women in Chairperson, Jammu and Kashmir J&K which shall bring about NC vice president Omar Abdullah speaking in a virtual meet- electricity supply in Jammu divi- the upcoming power projects, but politics to help attune the policies Water Resources Regulatory 32173 hectare of land under irri- sion for May-June when mercury also to provide robustness to the ing of party leaders in Kashmir. and development agenda to the Authority (JKWRRA), G.S. Jha gation in the districts of Kathua soars high. existing system spread across the address and presented the agenda crisis took toll on the women needs and requirements of included Chief Engineer RTIC and Samba which in turn shall "Unscheduled power cuts that UT as also to plan for the future of the meeting. working in the formal as well as women, who he said forms the 50 Jammu, Himesh Manchanda, improve the socio-economic con- Jammu faced was not normal. power requirements with the ulti- The meeting was conducted informal sectors and how harmful percent of our society. "It was the Superintending Engineer RTIC ditions of the people related to That's why, I have asked the Chief mate goal of 24X7 Power for All," virtually through video conferenc- the global pandemic has proved to dream of Sheikh Sahib and Madre Jammu, Ajay Gupta, agriculture and allied sectors. Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Lt Governor observed. ing mode. Party's ten women dis- women folk especially those who Meharban to see women partake Superintending Engineer, Jammu Chairperson JKWRRA to constitute a committee to The Lt Governor said ade- trict presidents, functionaries par- are singularly providing for fami- in the decision making process. and Kashmir Water Resources stressed for expediting the pace of enquire into the matter and those quate key logistics in terms of ticipated in the meeting in the real- lies by working in handicrafts and We need more women in the dem- Regulatory Authority, Anil Kumar progress on all ongoing works for found responsible should be given transformers, poles and conduc- time virtual interaction from party other services sector. ocratic spaces to lend voice to the and Assistant Commissioner timely completion of the project. the highest punishment as permis- the-clock to strengthen transmis- tors have been stocked in remote office Srinagar. Interacting with the women voiceless. I am sure once the pan- (Revenue), Kathua, Sandeep Meanwhile, the officers also sible under the law. I want to sion, distribution network, and areas in addition to divisional Those who attended the meet- functionaries, Omar Abdullah demic crisis subside, the women's Seointra while General Manager held a meeting and discussed the assure the people that your sweat power generation capacity in the stores so as to ensure swift ing through virtual mode include alluded to the current trend of mis- wing functionaries will restart the (Dams), S.K. Saluja, Chief issues threadbare to speed up the will not go in vain and officers UT. The results were visible on restoration in case of damage to party general secretary Ali Mohd treatment of citizens by bureau- membership drive and take it to Engineer (Dams), R.D. Sawa, works, remove bottlenecks and responsible for your suffering will the ground during winter when electrical infrastructure due to Sagar, Provincial president Nasir crats stating that one of the devel- block and Halqa level." Chief Engineer, M.K. Jain and resolve the land related matters be punished soon," the Lt people in the Kashmir valley for weather vagaries. Aslam Wani, Provincial opments post 2019 measures have Shameema Firdous said, Late Superintending Engineer (Dams), for timely completion of the proj- spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar and been emergence of a bureaucratic Sheikh Mohd Abdullah brought B. S. Sandhu represented the ect. YNC Provincial president (K), setup mostly non-local and uncon- women of Jammu and Kashmir Shahpur Kandi Dam Project, Assistant Commissioner CS inaugurates e-Vigilance Clearance System Salman Ali Sagar. nected, who he said have become into the political discourse. It was Punjab. (Revenue), Kathua, was directed Excelsior Correspondent ance in a time-bound, efficient explore and replicate the module During the course of meeting authority unto themselves in wake NC that took upon itself to change The team conducted extensive to submit the cases of land com- and transparent manner. of the Government of India in vig- district presidents of Kashmir of the dilution of a viable demo- the fate of women of J&K under inspection of ongoing works on pensation at the earliest. SRINAGAR, June 16: Chief While complimenting the ilance clearance system. province gave an estimation of the cratic system in J&K. "Here we its revolutionary Naya Kashmir Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta team associated with the develop- The e- Vigilance Clearance political situation prevailing in have a man being jailed for saying manifesto. She said that the party today inaugurated the e- ment of the online system, the System will modernize the man- their respective areas. They also that he can't have expectations was working on improving Vigilance Clearance System. Chief Secretary asked the con- ual vigilance clearance process gave detailed appraisal of the rav- from non-local officers. The inci- Women's involvement in politics. Commissioner Secretary, cerned to ensure that the process by making it time-bound and transparent. The Pokhribal-Gilsar route appears on tourism map Project has been designed and devel- oped by the IT After bringing Khushal Sar back to Expert Team of the Directorate of Information Techn- glory, cleaning of nearby Gilsar begins ology & Support encroachments in the Gilsar, the of Khusal Sar-and it has hap- System, University Irfan Tramboo Divisional Administration along pened for the first time," of Kashmir in col- Wangnoo said. laboration with the SRINAGAR, June 16: After with other allied departments At present, one heavy clean- General Adminis- bringing back the Khushal Sar to will be carrying out the land its old glory, the Nigeen Lake retrieval process as the cleaning ing machine provided by the tration Department.