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Category: ENVIRONMENT

Published: 03 December 2019

• Several city roads need electrification

JAMMU: Appreciating the review of Jammu's development projects by J&K UT’s Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Executive Member Raman Suri said that Solid Waste Management and Street Lights are two major issues concerning Jammu City, which, when completed will change the face of the City of Temples.

Raman Suri said that despite several meetings, the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) has not been able to complete the laying of sewer lines in old city. Still worst is that lateral lines are yet to be connected to make the Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) fully functional. To add to the owes of people, JMC is continuing to reconstruct and remodel lanes and drains that too in places where sewer line is yet to be laid. This is going to cause huge financial losses.

Raman Suri urged the Lieutenant Governor to direct concerned authorities to illuminate very important roads that remain plunged into darkness during nights. The roads from Satwari to Kunjwani, Bikram Chowk to Jammu University and onwards, Dr B R Ambedkar Chowk to Narwal, Bagh-e-Bahu to Narwal, Parade to Bakshi Nagar through Brig Rajinder Singh Chowk via flyover, GMC Hospital Road from Bakshi Nagar to Canal Road, Circular Road, Kachi Chawni to Civil Secretariat road and many more remain under darkness due to no lighting system or faulty electrification. 

Raman Suri added that several such roads don't have electric poles. A major road connecting Kunjwani with Narwal which caters to huge traffic always remains in dark. He urged the Lt Governor to ask authorities to take these issues of STPs and Electrification seriously especially in the wake of Hyderabad incident. We need to have well-equipped city including electrification and round the clock monitoring to give people a safe environment. 

Raman suri also sought fixing of CCTVs on city flyovers saying that in case of mishap, accident or any other untoward incident, no-one ever comes to know what actually happened. In case of accidents, the person at fault usually escapes from flyover without coming into the eyes of law enforcing agencies. The police department must install CCTVs on Flyovers to keep a check on traffic and movement of people and hence, make the passage/Corridor safe.