Villagers raised more than five dozen problems and issues being faced in the area at a public meet held in the remote area of Chakisain tehsil in Pauri.
The meeting which was presided over by Srinagar MlA Ganesh Godiyal resulted in some of the issues being resolved on the spot while officials concerned were directed by the district magistrate Chandra Shekhar Bhatt to resolve the remaining issues within a fortnight and inform the district administration on compliance.
The MlA asked the district level officers to resolve the problems and issues raised by the villagers in the open meet. Effort should be made to do the needful without delay in order to facilitate the intended benefit to the villagers, he said.
Thalisain Block Pramukh, Shiv Singh Gusain stressed that such meetings should be organised in phases, so that the residents of different villages are able to access the varied benefits of Government schemes while also facilitating on the spot redressal of issues by officials present. Pauri chief development officer Harak Singh Rawat assured the villagers that the execution of measures required to redress the problems listed by the villagers will be made more efficient in the future.
The various problems and issues raised by residents of Chakisain and neighbouring villages of this remote area included those related to health and medical treatment, education, roads, electricity supply, various types of pensions, agriculture and supply of drinking water among other issues.
Villagers pointed out that regarding the construction of Bamor-Dobri motor road, the necessary forest land transfer has not been facilitated so far. They requested that officials concerned be directed to speed up the procedure to facilitate the road work. They also demanded payment of compensation to residents of Koti village for land acquired for the construction of National Highway-21.
Motor road in the Koti area should be named after a freedom fighter, they demanded. The Bungkhal temple committee members sought the installation of a hand-pump and redressal of drinking water problem faced by residents of Dhargaon village.The health department facilitated health check-ups of more than 100 people in addition to which medicines were distributed free to the villagers.