DC Visit Narian West Panchayat, inaugurated Bowli constructed under IWMP

Shyam Sood

Rajouri, Oct 19: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rajouri on Tuesday inaugurated a Bowli in Sangpur village of Narian West Panchayat which was constructed with a cost of Rs 2 lakh by the Rural Development Department (RDD) under IWMP.

Among others present on the occasion include BDO Doongi, Mohd Arif; JEE Doongi, Sarpanch Sangpur Narian West, Jagmohan Kour, and locals of the area.

“The District Administration Rajouri is working on a multi-pronged strategy to conserve and preserve water resources and sought active cooperation of the public in this connection,” said Rajesh Kumar Shavan,DC.

He advised the people to adopt ‘Rainwater Harvesting’ including rooftop rainwater harvesting, percolation pits, check dams, diversion drains, roadside drains to conserve rainwater for subsequent use in different activities.

He said as the government is preparing to provide tap water connections to all rural households.

Womenfolk in rural areas are the most sufferers in times of water scarcity and the District Administration has kept the ladies at the forefront to ensure the efficient management of water resources in the district.

“A women’s water conservation club at district level has set up and measures are being taken to ensure that maximum women of the district are registered with the club” said DC.

He informed that the water resources on the roadside have been targeted to be repaired and renovated and similar work would be carried out on other water bodies of the district also.

DC asked the concerned officers from RDD for rejuvenation of Bowlies and other Water Bodies in a traditional way for the percolation of more water to enhance the groundwater level through MGNREGA works.

People raised several issues /demands related to augmentation in water/power supply, road connectivity to Khatwal Mohalla from main road, sanctioning of PHC/veterinary center, upgrading of middle school at Narian etc.

DC assured to redress their genuine grievances on priority. He also urged the youth to avail the benefits of self-employment generation schemes under ‘mission youth’.

He also asked the PRIs and public to identify the community assets within the forest boundaries like bowlis, bridal paths, grazing areas, tractor roads, etc so that the same could be covered under the Forest Right Act and necessary benefits are provided to the public.

At ‘cutting & tailoring center’, DC advised 33 trainee girls also to train the needy women of the area.