Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu and Former Minister, S. Manjit Singh has been desilting of the canals in Ramgarh, Samba ahead of the paddy season.
Addressing a workers meeting at Ramgarh, Manjit Singh was reviewing the party’s working and put forth the strategy to strengthen its roots in Samba district, and its border villages.
The meeting was organized by District President Legal Cell, Sahil Bharti, District President, Samba, Raman Thappa, Lovely Mangol, Block President Ramgarh, Bachan Choudhary, and others.
He asked the party leaders to launch a door to door campaign and intensify the awareness campaign among the people with regard to the various developmental policies, and programmes of the Apni Party.
In his address, he referred to the issues of the border farmers who suffer because canal water is not reaching the tail-end villages in Ramgarh, and other villages of District Samba.
“The canal is unclean and this becomes an obstruction in the flow of canal water to reach up to the tail-end villages. Therefore, the desilting of canals is must as the farmers use canal water for irrigation purposes, and paddy season is also approaching. The irrigation department should immediately take necessary steps to desilt the canal up to the villages along the border,” he said.
He also said that most of the bore wells of the irrigation department are not functional and the department has also turned blind eyes towards the problems of the farmers.
“The farmers are left with no option, but to approach the administration. However, their demand to look into the issue of non-functional bore is not being addressed,” he complained, quoting concerns of the people.
He said that the farmers have also complained about the unscheduled power cuts in Samba and hence, the water pumps do not work when there is no electricity. However, the farmers are compelled to pay the electricity bills although the electricity supply remains disrupted for hours together.
In absence of canal water, he said that the farmers in the border belt use bore well water for drinking, and irrigation purposes. He appealed to the Govt to ensure supply of drinking water through tap in every left out village of Ramgarh.
Similarly, he raised concern over the developmental issues in villages, and poor cleanliness.
He demanded better hospital facilities for the villagers who have to travel for hours to reach Vijaypur or to GMC Jammu to get medical care.
He expressed concern over the poor funding at the block level works that has led to the delay in various developmental works.
“The block level work provides employment to the people at the doorstep, but such works have reduced,” he alleged.
Meanwhile, he asked the party leaders, and the workers to make people aware about the social security, welfare scheme, and developmental policy of Apni Party.
He said that the Apni Party has gained trust of the people in every nook and corner in comparison to other traditional political parties in a short period of time because of its commitment for public welfare.