Bandipora, Nov 12: MLA Sonawari, Advocate Hilal Akbar Lone, Thursday chaired a meeting at Mini Secretariat Bandipora to review the progress of developmental works and assess winter preparedness in Sonawari Constituency.
During the meeting, Executive Engineer R&B Sumbal briefed the MLA on the status of ongoing works. Sector-wise deliberations were held on education infrastructure, teacher-student ratio, drinking water facilities, sports infrastructure, playground development and distribution of sports kits.
The MLA also reviewed the preparedness and functioning of various departments, including R&B, PHE, PMGSY, Municipal Committee Sumbal, Power Development, Mechanical Engineering, Health, CAPD, Agriculture, Rural Development, ICDS, Education, Forest, Youth Services and Sports, Fire and Emergency Services, Transport, Geology and Mining, Treasury, and other concerned departments.
Issues related to essential supplies, road connectivity, streetlights, power and water supply, healthcare services, availability of construction material and deployment of men and machinery for snow clearance were discussed.
Emphasising interdepartmental coordination, the MLA said that all departments must work in close coordination with the District Administration to address bottlenecks and improve public service delivery. While expressing satisfaction over progress in certain areas, he stressed the need for improvement in others and said that deliberations must translate into concrete outcomes.
The MLA urged all officers to follow their respective departmental guidelines seriously and ensure timely execution of works and effective delivery of public services.
Among others, the meeting was attended by PO ICDS Bandipora, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sumbal, Chief Planning Officer Bandipora, Superintending Engineers of R&B, and KPDCL Circles, Executive Engineers of various engineering divisions, Assistant Commissioner Development, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Chief Education Officer, and other concerned officials.
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