JAMMU: Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation Dr. Devansh Yadav on Thursday visited Ward. No 62, Upper Roop Nagar falling under the jurisdiction of Jammu Municipal Corporation. During the tour, the Commissioner took stock of grievances of residents of the said ward.  The residents raised the issues of street lights & High Mast Lights, water supply, sanitation, water cooler, parks, bathing ghat and e-Buses etc.

The residents apprised him that most of the street lights are non-functional due to which the areas remained dark in the night. The residents requested for repair as well as installation of new lights. The Commissioner, JMC issued immediate directions to the Executive Engineer (E), JMC, for resolving the issue of street lights at the earliest. He also asked the XEN (E) to get the water cooler(s) repaired.

On the issue of water supply, the Commissioner issued directions to the concerned Executive Engineers to ensure proper water supply in the area.  He further issued directions to the Health Wing of JMC to provide satisfactory services to the residents of the area and he also checked the attendance of the Sanitation workers and Health Officer was directed to issue notice to absentees.

The residents raised the issue of e-buses and requested the Commissioner, JMC to start the services of e-buses in the area as a large number of devotees comes to pay obeisance at Aap Shambu Mandir but in absence of the e-bus service they face a lot of inconvenience. 

The Commissioner assured them the e-bus service shall start soon in the area. He also directed the Engineering Wing of JMC to prepare an estimate for development of green strip at the main road leading to Aap Shambu temple. He also issued directions to the Secretary, JMC for development as well as renovation of parks in the area and added that parks are the outlook of the areas that must be developed in such a way it should add more beauty to the areas.

During the tour, Chand Singh, Secretary, Dr. Vinod Sharma, Health Officer, Akhil Dutt, Executive Engineer, Div-III, S. Simranpal Singh, Executive Engineer(E), JMC, Talat Mehmood Khan, CTO, Rabia Khan, AFO alongwith subordinate staff accompanied the Commissioner, JMC.

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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.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

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