Div Com conducts trial run of Train upto Sopore

 

Sopore, 18-03-2011:

 

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon alongwith various Heads of Departments made a trial run of the Train from Srinagar to Amargarh Railway Station, Sopore. The train service had got suspended in September, 2010 due to ransacking of signal systems and other railway infrastructure at Amargarh Sopore, by some miscreants.

A public darbar was conducted at the railway station Sopore, which

was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Bashir Ahmed Bhat, Chief Area manager Northern Railways, Upendra Singh, SSP Railways Shoukat Ahmed Malik, Joint Director, CAPD Kashmir, MA Wani, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sopore, Mohammed Ahsaan Mir, Superintending Engineer Hydraulic Sopore, Superintending Engineer, North Circle Electric Sopore, Executive Engineer R&B Sopore, Executive Engineer PHE Civil Sopore, Executive Engineer PHE Mechanical Sopore, Executive Engineer I&FC Sopore, Tehsildar Sopore, Executive Officer MC Sopore and senior officers of Police, Army and Railways.

Various issues pertaining to drinking water, electricity, roads, and Ration etc were raised by the Public. Div Com directed PHE officials to ensure that Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) which has been installed at Watlab Sopore is commissioned by the end of March, so that drinking water problems of the inhabitants of Sopore town and peripheral areas is solved.    Supdt. Engineer, Electric brought it into the notice of Div. Com that the essential service line, which was provided to the residents of Amargarh has been discontinued because of metering system and will be restored once the area gets metered. Executive Engineer, R&B informed the details of roads which are under execution in the area and are likely to be taken up. Joint Director, CAPD informed that new ration cards would be provided as per new census report and assured that from the current month the consumers shall get 35 Kgs of rice in the APL category and 40 Kgs of rice in the BPL and AAY category.

A meeting of railway authorities was also taken by the Divisional Commissioner wherein the pace of repair work of construction and signal system was reviewed. They were directed to complete the work on war-footing basis and get the signal system completed as soon as possible because rail is the cheapest means of transport mostly used by the poor people. An assurance was taken from the public that they will safeguard the railway property.

A deputation of land losers met Div. Com and requested that the farmers whose 50% of total land holding has been acquired by the railway should also be considered for employment in the railway department. Deputy Commissioner Baramulla was asked to work out the details of the case.

 Later, Divisional Commissioner visited the Hospital at Ningli Sopore

which is under possession of security forces and gave directions on spot for its vacation, which is otherwise against the Government Policy.