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Jammu, November 25, (Scoop News)- Blaming the state government for stalling the execution of work on ongoing Jammu projects, the president, All Jammu Hotels & Lodges Association(AJULA), Inderjeet Khajuria said that government under the garb of assembly election is intentionally delaying the completion of under construction projects, whereas there is no such provision in Indian constitution to stall the work of ongoing projects during election.
Addressing the members, the president expressed his displeasure and urged the state government to devote exclusive attention on the execution and completion of Jammu mega projects which are heart line of otherwise dwindling tourism and trade industry of Jammu due to multiple factors which include rail-link extension to Katra; diversion of all long route buses from Kunjwani; banning entry of tourists’ vehicles in Jammu city; number of unnecessary police nakkas; and ignoring publicity of Jammu tourism at national level.
Commissioning of artificial lake project at Jammu Tawi River has already crossed two deadlines and after the recent flash floods there has been no activity. Similarly work on cable-car project has not seen any progress after its inauguration. The work on Mubarak Mandi heritage complex there has been no significant achievement. It seems that some elements sitting in government are trying to confine the tourism of Jammu city to Shri Raghunath temple only with no further tourist attraction to visiting tourist and the dreams of Jammuites to make the city as independent tourist destination may not materialize.
Mentioning about the Hari Singh Park, Khajuria said the park was inaugurated by Ghulam Nabi Azad the then Union Minister on the right bank of Jammu Tawi adjoining Tawi lake project with an area of 37 kanals has turned to be a no man land with stray animals roaming and safe place for gamblers and other miscreants. The park has to be revived as a public place of utmost attraction by providing light & sound system with colour lights besides, sitting, drinking water and toilet facilities in the premises, in future all cultural programmes should be organized in the said park on the pattern of Dal Lake of Kashmir valley.
Mr Khajuria criticized the government for allotment of 8 kanals state land to a private party for establishing a hotel, which would be a great folly on the part of government as the reclaimed Tawi bed shall never support any construction and will destabilize the whole adjoining land. Inviting the government attention over the issues of establishment of Wild Life Park at international level, promotion of border tourism, provision of parking & other building complex at General Bus Stand, Jammu and aquarium, he said that all these projects will help for attracting tourists and will make Jammu as an independent tourists’ destination.
Others who were present in the meeting included Pawan Gupta, Baldev Raj, Bikram Singh, Gurdarshan Singh, Sunil Suri, ML Sharma.
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