Will break our backbone, say farmers Goldi Sharma JAMMU, June 29: The Finance Department has asked the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department to collect again ‘Abiyana’- an irrigation tax from the farmers across the Union Territory for the last seven years, which was abolished by then BJP-PDP Government, led by late Mohammed Mufti Sayeed during its maiden budget in 2015. During the first budget session, the then Finance Minister, Haseeb A. Drabu had announced regarding abolish of the Abiyana […]
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 2: The DDC Chairman Jammu, Bharat Bhushan Bodhi today took serious note of the non-utilization of Rs 900 crores sanctioned for Jammu district under the Central Government’s prestigious scheme Jal Jeevan Mission. He expressed disappointment over the callous attitude of officials of Jal Shakti Department for not using funds allocated for providing safe and adequate drinking water. The DDC Chairman stated this while conducting a hectic tour of Jammu District along with Principal Secretary Jal Shakti […]
SRINAGAR : In order to review the pace of ongoing process of rejuvenation and restoration works on historical water bodies in Srinagar, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Monday conducted a visit to Khushaal sar, Gils
Hundreds of posts lying vacant in RTIC, I&FC Deptts for years together
Hundreds of posts lying vacant in RTIC, I&FC Deptts for years together
Avtar Bhat
JAMMU, Dec 22: Hundreds of posts of employees’ in Ravi Tawi Irrigation Canals (RTIC) Department and different wings of Irrigation & Flood Control Department are lying vacant since several years, with Government taking no initiative of filling up the same.
According to sources, near about 350 posts alone are lying vacant in RTIC for several years while hundreds of posts of different categories are lying vacant in Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FC) which has hampered the working in both the departments to a great extent. With the result, the farmers are also facing the problems as the twin Departments are unable to cater to their demands and needs during the peak Rabi and Kharif seasons when the crops need round the clock irrigation facilities.