The district administration has released Rs 6 lakh each for the extension of Jharcraft’s reeling and spinning-cum-handloom training centres of Bagjogra and Kajri. The district administration has also cleared the allotment of land for the construction of community centres at Bodra and Kajri villages.
DC Manish Ranjan said that some days ago, Advisor to the Governor Madhukar Gupta had visited these places and on the demand of local residents and trainees he had directed the district administration to do the needful as early as possible.
Gupta had praised the activities of Jharcraft and district administration during that visit and had given directions for the betterment of lifestyle of the residents of this remote and naxal prone area. DC Ranjan informed that after the completion of extension work more women should be able to get training from here and thus more families will get the opportunity to earn more.
The cost of this extension work is more than Rs 12 lakh and in first phase half amount has been released. DC has ordered the executive engineer of REO to complete this work within given time frame. He had also ordered the PHED officials to repair all the failed handpumps of Churchu block within 15 days.
Ranjan has also taken seriously the conditions of inner roads of the block and had directed the REO officials to make the roads motorable within a month.