Bandipora, August 04: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Wednesday conducted an extensive tour of Malangam Village in Bandipora district and held public interactions to listen to public issues, grievances and demands.
He was accompanied by Executive Engineer Jal Shakti, officers of PMGSY, R&B, Revenue, PDD, Rural Development, District Information Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, BMO Bandipora and other senior officers of the district.
Dr Owais said the aim of the tour was to to take appraisal of local issues from the general public for accurate and on ground assessment and redressal of the same thereby providing governance to the public at their door steps.
DC Bandipora visited several localities of Malangam Village and inspected the government offices. He interacted with the public besides reviewing the developmental activities taking place in the area especially road connectivity, availability of potable water, schools etc.
Dozens of delegations including members of Panchayat Raj Institutions besides scores of individuals called on the DC during the tour and apprised him about the problems faced by them in day to day life including road connectivity, construction of paths and culverts, availability of safe drinking water etc.
The DC after giving patient hearing to the delegations, he passed on-spot directions for redressal of their grievances. He passed on spot directions for the resolutions of various issues while several committees and joint teams were constituted to resolve issues raised by the people during the program.
DC Bandipora directed to expedite the work on construction of Malangam-Gujjarptti road to ensure early completion of the project.
He said conducting public outreach programmes provides an important feedback for the government to tailor its interventions for the public good and reach to the doorstep of the people instead of them visiting the corridors of power in secretariat or other government offices.
While interacting with the people, Dr Owais appealed to people to adopt Covid Appropriate Behavior (CAB) at all public places including all religious and social gatherings. He instructed Health and revenue Officers to strictly monitor covid guidelines besides testing at all gatherings.
