Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated and laid foundation stone of a number of vital infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing civic amenities and accelerating development across District Ganderbal.
He inaugurated the upgradation and widening of the Dak Bungalow Fatehpora–Gadoora road worthRs 5.2 crore and the upgradation of various link roads in Sherpathri Block costing Rs 8.9 crore. He also e-inaugurated several major water supply projects, including a 70,000-gallon capacity slow sand filtration plant with allied structures at WSS Gagangeer completed at a cost of Rs 119.16 lakh; a 30,000-gallon capacity slow sand filtration plant with reservoirs and treatment units at WSS Fraw Haknar completed with an investment of Rs 108.09 lakh; and a 60,000-gallon capacity slow sand filtration plant at WSS Rezan along with its pipe network and related infrastructure completed at a cost of Rs 121.20 lakh.
The Chief Minister later laid foundation stone for multiple upcoming projects. These include a 4 MGD common pre-settling tank along with the revamping of the water treatment plant in Ganderbal Town with an estimated outlay of Rs 384 lakh; the construction of a 33/11 KV, 1×6.3 MVA receiving station at Wangath, Kangan costing Rs 417 lakh; the upgradation of the road connecting Spring Naga Mohallah Shallar to Dab at Batpora, Lar with a budget of Rs 181.06 lakh; the establishment of a Model Floriculture Centre at Nunnar (FPO Park) costing Rs 172 lakh; and the upgradation of earthen ponds at NFSF Manasbal with a total investment of Rs 308.12 lakh.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister for Health & Medical Education, Higher Education, School Education Sakina Itoo, Minister for Jal Shakti Javed Ahmed Rana, Minister for Agriculture Javid Ahmed Dar, Minister for Transport Satish Sharma, Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA Kangan Mian Mehar Ali, Additional Chief Secretary to the CM Dheeraj Gupta, Deputy Commissioner and SSP Ganderbal, heads of departments, district officers and other concerned officials.
Later, the Chief Minister chaired a comprehensive district review meeting and DC Ganderbal presented a detailed overview of progress across various sectors. CM gave instructions to ensure adequate awareness among farmers about Fasal Bima Yojana and other Government schemes. He exhorted that dropout rate at primary school level should be brought to nil and that teachers be deployed in such cases to understand the problem.
MLA Mian Meher Ali raised several issues such as the establishment of a degree college at Gund, road connectivity improvements, drinking water coverage upgradation of schools and other public concerns. The Chief Minister asked the concerned ministers to resolve these issues in a timely manner.
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal Jatin Kishore delivered a detailed presentation on recent developments and ongoing projects in the district as of November 2025.
