Inaugurates newly constructed KV building at Kathua
KATHUA, JUNE 28: Union
Minister of State in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh today reviewed
the Amarnath Yatra arrangements here at Lakhanpur base camp -
the entry point to Jammu & Kashmir.
He also welcomed the pilgrims entering the state and informed them
that the State and Central Government has made adequate arrangements to make
their yatra safe and comfortable.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Yatra is an annual
affair and doesn`t belong to any particular community
but signifies the fusion of different cultures which
highlights India’s unity in diversity. He further added that it is the
collective responsibility of every stakeholder to make the Yatra successful. He
urged the pilgrims to act as the ambassador of Jammu & Kashmir by informing
about the facilities and arrangements they experience during their journey to
the holy shrine back in their states.
He
assured the pilgrims that Govt has put in every effort to
make the Yatra convenient. He informed that
elaborate facilities like, drinking water, Medicare,
power and fool proof security arrangements as also proper accommodation during
halt has been made all along the route.
Praying for smooth and safe yatra, the Union
Minister said the pilgrims have to brave tough and inclement weather conditions
during the yatra. He appealed the people to undertake the Yatra only after
proper medical checkup and registration.
Later, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated a newly constructed
building of Kendriya Vidyalaya on the outskirts of Kathua Town.
Earlier, Kendriya Vidyalaya was functioning from a
temporary government building. The new building has been constructed over 70
kanal land allotted by district administration with 24 classrooms, 3
laboratories, 2 Computer Labs, Medical Room, Activity Room, Math Lab,
Playground, Toilet for specially abled children and a library. An amount
of Rs 21 crore was spent on the construction work which was executed
by the CPWD department.
In his address, Union Minister highlighted the role
of teachers in shaping students’ future. He said that in the
past few years majority of qualifiers of national level exams like civil
services, IIT and Medical had come from Government educational institutes.
“In Jammu & Kashmir Indian Army made arrangements
for providing free coaching to 32 students aspiring to become engineers. 7 of
them qualified IIT exam and 25 got selected for NIT,” Dr. Singh informed and
added that 40 students migrated to Govt. educational institution in border
tehsil Hiranagar when provided with better educational facilities.
Deputy Commissioner
Rohit Khajuria, SSP Shridhar Patil, ADC, ACR, SP Traffic Rural, DC Excise Toll
Post Lakhanpur, DC KVS Jammu Region, AC KVS Jammu Region, Principals, Engineers
and other district officers were present at the function.
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