: Dr Jitendra reviews implementation of schemes #IndiaNEWS #State Excelsior Correspondent KISHTWAR, Oct 23: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology and Earth Sciences;

Dr Jitendra reviews implementation of schemes #IndiaNEWS #State
Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Oct 23: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology and Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today chaired District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting to review progress of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) being implemented in Kishtwar district.
The meeting was attended by DDC Chairperson, Pooja Thakur, President Municipal Council Kishtwar Sajjad Ahmed Najjar, Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar Dr Devansh Yadav, BDC Chairpersons, DDC members and nominated members of DISHA committee besides District and Sectoral officers of different departments.
District Development Commissioner gave a Power Point presentation on the achievements and progress recorded under different Centrally Sponsored Schemes besides status of various iconic/development projects being executed by different departments and agencies in the district.
Deputy Commissioner apprised the chair that large number of works taken under different CSS have been completed and the rest are at different stages of execution in the district.
Besides, DC Kishtwar gave a detailed insight about the action taken report of various issues highlighted in the previous DISHA meeting.
On enquiring about the status of air strip taken up under Civil Aviation Ministry, DC Kishtwar apprised that the various codal formalities of the project have been completed and on visit of the technical team,the project will be finalised.
The Minister asked for collaboration with the concerned to conduct the visit of technical team so that work on the project of national importance get started soon.
While reviewing the sector wise progress of the district Kishtwar, Dr Jitendra Singh stressed the administration to give a major flip to the tourism sector in the district. He stressed to lay focus on the potential areas of tourism like the religious tourism, trekking and mountaineering, adventure tourism and upgradation of camping sites in the district to attract the larger tourist footfall in the district.
He stressed for bringing the areas of Machail, Sarthal under the tourism circuit on priority basis and link the tourism sector with the Mission Youth schemes for larger benefit of youth.
While speaking in the meeting, Union Minister also reiterated that Kishtwar district is a hub of 5 major upcoming Hydroelectric Power Projects with huge power generation capacity which can be of great potential to meet out the needs in power sector in the UT and for the country in the coming time. He further added that tapping of solar energy will further augment the power needs in far flung areas of the district.

Stock Market NEWS Best intraday tips Intraday Stocks below 100