STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: Chairman District Development Council (DDC) Kathua, Col (Retd.) Mahan Singh has reiterated that the development of border areas stands flagged as a top priority by the Union Gove led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He stated this during a Public Darbar conducted by him in Hiranagar here today. It is pertinent to mention here that Col (Retd.) Mahan Singh in continuation of his endeavour aiming to strengthen democracy by taking government and governance to door steps of the people, has been resolving the problems of the people by organizing Janata Darbars regularly within the jurisdiction of his constituency especially in the border and far flung areas of Kathua. During today’s Janata Darbar held at Hiranagar, the DDC and BDC members besides Sarpanch and Panchs put forth the problems of their area before the Chairman. They recalled that the government had talked about starting the bus service from the border village to Jammu, but the same has not been done till date due to which people of the area are facing tremendous problems. Highlighting the water woes of the people in the Kandi area, Sudesh Kumar Sethu said that the problem of water in Kandi area needs to be addressed at the earliest as it will result in total transformation of the area. While expressing gratitude to the Modi government on the occasion, District Development Council member Madin, Karan Kumar said that the Modi government is constantly striving for the development of rural areas and very soon every border village will have a Pucca road. After listening patiently to the people’s problems, Colonel Mahan Singh assured the people and their representatives that he would make every effort to get their problems and issues resolved at the earliest. While addressing the public representatives, he said that the development of rural and border areas are the priority of the Modi government and the picture of rural areas has dramatically changed during the last seven years. Yet much more needs to be done, he asserted. The DDC Chairman said that the Modi government has strengthened democracy in Jammu and Kashmir as the real power lies in the hands of the people today after fully implementing Panchayati Raj in the state. Among others present on the occasion were DDC Vice Chairman Raghunandan Singh Bablu, DDC member Karan Kumar, BDC member Ram Lal Kalia, Sarpanch Ravi Sharma and officers of different departments.
