JAMMU: The farmers of various sub-divisions of Jammu division have established 20 biogas units with 90% financial assistance from Agriculture Department under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) besides 209 vermicompost units have been constructed in the division during last year under RKVY and Technology Mission schemes.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, connecting the state with the rest of the country, was closed to traffic today due to a landslide, triggered by heavy rain in Ramban district.The highway was cl
JAMMU: The work on Rs 47.42 crore water supply scheme for Katra town recently sanctioned by the Central Government on the recommendations of the Special Task Force for Jammu region, is beginning within another one month and it will meet the requirement of base camp of Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine up to 2040.
JAMMU: MLC Vijay Bakaya today visited Gole Gujral and sanctioned Rs 4.70 lakh out of his Constituency Development Fund for construction and upgradation of road in Ward 32 Sector II leading to Ashram of revered Shanker Shah.
The meeting was told that out of the total outlay of Rs. 33177 crore under PMRP over Rs. 11065 crore have been spent so far in both Centre and State sectors. The works estimating Rs. 6199 crore are executed by State agencies in the State sector. Of this amount Rs. 4609 crore have been so far expended. The State agencies are also executing Central projects costing Rs. 6341 crore. An expenditure of over Rs. 1624 crore have been incurred so far on these works. The Central agencies are executing works worth Rs. 20636 crore and they have so far completed the works of the order of Rs. 5171 crore.
The Speaker directed the concerned to send a team of engineers for on-the-spot assessment of faults developed by certain water supply and irrigation schemes and initiate their restoration forthwith
JAMMU: Minister for Ecology, Environment and Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmed today attended the 62nd Van-Mahoutsav organized by Social Forestry Department in the premises of Govt. Polytechnic College Jammu.
KATHUA: District Development Board, Kathua which met here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora approved Rs. 8676.92 lakh district plan for the current financial year. The plan includes Rs. 5301.02 lakh as capital component and Rs. 3375.90 revenue component. Out of the capital component Rs. 2439.52 lakh is the loan component.
Minister of State for R&B, Javid Ahmad Dar on Friday convened a meeting of senior engineers of Jammu division to review progress of various road projects being executed in the division.
