DODA, JANUARY 14: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today held an interactive session cum public grievances redressal camp at Jathi during his three-day tour to Ramban, Kishtwar, and Doda.
Local vegetable growers and the general public appreciated the administration for holding such public outreach programmes in far-flung areas.
The locals of these areas raised several demands which included up-gradation of Middle School to High School, availability of fertilizers and Agro Medicines at Assar and Jathi, repairs and up-gradation of local link roads and water supply schemes, etc.
Advisor, while interacting with the public, assured them that all their issues and concerns will be sent to the concerned quarters for early redressal. He assured the public that the government will soon start cold storage facilities for vegetable growers of the area. He said that refrigerator van has already been made available to the district so that fresh produce reaches the distant markets.
The advisor informed that Kanderi Nalah Mandi construction work will be started in the shortest possible time for which 3 kanals of land have already been identified by the district administration in coordination with the concerned department. He added that Batote Fruit and Vegetable mandi is ready and shall be opened for farmers soon.
He, while interacting with farmers, asked them to adopt organic farming for the best results. He directed the concerned officers to come up with an organic cluster proposal for Assar-Marmat Jathi area.
SDM Assar and other district officers accompanied the Advisor.