Officials spread awareness on govt schemes in Rajouri villages

Rajouri administration has begun visiting villages along the Line of Control (LoC) as part of the government’s ‘Aadi Karmayogi’ Programme to raise awareness about welfare schemes and assess local needs at the grassroot level.

Block Development Officer (BDO) of Doongi Block, Dutta Ram, on Saturday said villagers have raised demands for a husbandry centre and improved road connectivity during the ongoing outreach programme. BDO Ram said the programme, which began on September 15, aims to listen to people’s grievances and prepare development plans accordingly.

“Everyone is going to the villages and listening to the problems of the people, and according to that, we are preparing the plan. People have demanded a husbandry centre. They have also demanded good roads. The programme was started on September 15 and will end on September30,” he said.

Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kotranka, Dilmir Choudhary informed that the administration has organised medical camps at different places, stating that a new road will be constructed in place of the Kotranka-Khawas road, for which short-term tender notices have been released.

“Damage is there and restoration work is underway. Our doctors are organising camps at different places. Because the Kotranka-Khawas road is severely damaged, we will have to construct a new road. We have released a short-term tender notice, and the allotment process is underway. We have started the construction work. The government has also sanctioned some funds for this,” Dilmir Choudhary said.

The recently constructed Kotranka-Khawas road, spanning 32 kilometres in Rajouri district, suffered severe damage due to persistent heavy rainfall and landslides in the region for the past two weeks. The road, completed in the 2023-24 period, serves as a vital connection between the Kotranka sub-division and the Khawas tehsil.