House Committee begins ground inspection of JJM works in Rajouri–Poonch

RAJOURI, APRIL 16: The thirteen member House Committee, constituted for Jal Jeevan Mission in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, today commenced on-ground inspections of various JJM schemes in Rajouri district.

The Committee is being headed by legislator and former High Court judge Hasnain Masoodi with M. Y. Tarigami, Ali Mohammad Dar, Altaf Ahmad Wani, Ajaz Ahmad Jan, Rajiv Jasrotia, Ranbir Singh Pathania, Tanvir Sadiq, Javaid Riyaz Bedar, Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, Rafiq Ahmad Naik, Arjun Singh Raju and Iftikar Ahmed as its members.

The Chairman along with members including MLAs Haveli, Thanamandi, Rajouri, Udhampur East, Tral, Ramban and Pattan visited multiple project sites in Rajouri. The team inspected works at Sasalkote, Agrati, Kakora, Neili and Gambhir Mughlan to assess the status and quality of ongoing JJM projects.

During the visit, the Committee was accompanied by the senior officers including Anjali Seharawat, Mission Director JJM; Abhishek Sharma DC Rajouri, Reyaz Bhat, Technical Advisor JJM; Nawaz Ahmed Bhat, Technical Advisor; Rajat Choudhary, Technical Officer; Owais Bashir, Technical Officer besides other concerned officials to facilitate a detailed on-ground assessment.

MLA Kalakote, Thakur Randhir Singh, also met the House Committee during the visit.

Several deputations from far-flung areas interacted with the Committee and apprised it of issues concerning the implementation of JJM works and delay in commissioning of water supply schemes in their respective localities.

The inspections are expected to provide first-hand insights into implementation of JJM schemes and enable the Committee to formulate recommendations aimed at ensuring transparency, accountability and effective delivery of safe drinking water to the public.