Jammu Master Plan Be Re-Drafted: PHDCCI
Jammu: A delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry Jammu Region comprising of its Chairman Vikrant Kuthiala, President Hotel Association Katra & Co-Chairman PHDCCI Rakesh Wazir,Co-Chairman Kuldeep Gupta and others met Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Jammu and apprised him that the Master Plan Jammu is totally impractical and if it is implemented completely, hardly any building will come into existence and demanded that it be re-drafted after taking proper feed backs and objections from the people because when it is passed the people were not even properly informed for that and they came to know when it had already passed and could not file their objections even.
Kuthiala while speaking on the occasion said that expeditious extension of runway at Jammu Airport along-with up-gradation of ILS system and night landing facilities are immediately required.
He further said that Jammu Airport continues to be only Airport in the Country with no facility for visitors for either Drop off or receiving passengers from the point where upto the Vehicles go and are made to stand on the main road and emphasized that the when most sensitive Air ports like Srinagar etc. allows the Vehicles to go up to the Terminal point then why this facility should not be made available at the Jammu Airport.
Wazir while speaking on the occasion said that although it is a welcome step that the commencement of construction of the Jammu Akhnoor Road widening work has been started but request that NHIDCL be directed to maintain the existing road in good condition till alternate road is constructed besides repair/Development of presently operational alternate road along left side of Canal for Vehicular movement from Toph Bridge towards Canal Head.
Wazir further requested for beautification of all Canals in Jammu vis-à-vis Ranbir Canal, Ravi Tawi Lift Irrigation Canal with special emphasis on the making of the other side of the canal on the pattern of earlier made existing side on the canal on Jammu Akhnoor road.
The delegation emphasized for proper functioning of all defunct Street Lights across Jammu City because a large number of Street Lights in the city are defunct and there should be proper clarity with regard to the fact that which lights are to be maintained by whom whether JMC, PDD or JDA.
The delegation said that at the moment Jammu City has no playgrounds, as both M.A.Stadium and Parade Ground are frequently closed for general people due to Official functions and suggested that empty land lying along Banks of River Tawi, upstream of the 4th Bridge be converted into playground.
The delegation among others was comprised of V K Sachdeva,Ajay Gandotra,Sanjay Sareen,Sanjay Gupta,Sanjay Aggarwal ,Aditya Vaid etc.
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