• Reviews Public Grievances, issues directions

BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Indu Kanwal Chib, on Wednesday chaired Block Diwas at Bonakoot Block, hearing public grievances and reviewing developmental issues of the area.

The programme was attended by Program Officer ICDS, ACD, ACP, CEO, CMO, and Tehsildar Bandipora, along with Executive Engineers of R&B, PDD, PHE and PMGSY/REW, other district and sectoral officers, and a large gathering of the public.

Public issues spanned healthcare, roads, drinking water, irrigation, power supply, sanitation, banking facilities, education infrastructure, playgrounds, public transport, tourism promotion and livelihood generation. The DC directed concerned departments to examine grievances on priority, conduct field inspections where required, and ensure timely, coordinated redressal.

On healthcare, she directed the CMO to strengthen services, ensure regular RBSK outreach, and address concerns around the Health and Wellness Centre and Anganwadi facilities in tribal areas. On infrastructure, engineering departments were told to prepare estimates and feasibility reports, expedite pending proposals, pursue clearances and ensure timely completion of works. On power, she sought timelines for RDSS works and directed inspection of vulnerable locations with damaged infrastructure or pole shortages.

Specific local issues raised included the non-functional maternity hospital, implementation of the Forest Rights Act, drinking water supply at Yali Pethkoot, mobile connectivity at Chandaji, road macadamisation, construction of a bus stop, and inclusion of more tribal villages under the Aadi Karmayogi initiative.

Former DDC Member, Abdul Gani Wani raised irrigation concerns, with the DC directing the Assistant Engineer (REW) to prepare an estimate for further processing.

The DC urged people to support the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, reaffirming the administration’s commitment to prevention, awareness and rehabilitation support. She also highlighted youth livelihood initiatives viz. Knowledge Centre at the Mini Secretariat for skill development and career progression, and a proposed Rural Mart with parking facilities at Lal Qilla, Bonakoot, to support tourism and skill-based training.

She reiterated that Block Diwas offers a direct platform for public interaction with the administration, and assured that all genuine issues would be addressed in a phased, time-bound manner.

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A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

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For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

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