CS Administers Oath To Rajesh Sharma As JKWRRA Member

JAMMU, Feb 27: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo in the present day administered oath of workplace to former Custodian Normal, J&Okay, Rajesh Sharma because the member of Jammu & Kashmir Water Sources Regulatory Authority (JKWRRA) right here.
On the event the ACS, Jal Shakti; Member, JKWRRA; Secretary, Jal Shakti; Chief Engineers of the Division apart from different officers had been current.
Dulloo complimented Sharma for assuming his cost and requested him for utilizing his experience in bringing improvements into the working of the Authority.
The Chief Secretary took this event to ask the I&FC Division to additional increase their command space below totally different irrigation schemes right here within the UT. He additionally sensitized them in regards to the preparedness of the UT to obtain the waters from the Shahpur Kandi barrage. He requested them to additional discover potentialities of bringing extra land below crop manufacturing by devising requisite irrigation schemes below NABARD and so forth.
On the event the ACS, Jal Shakti Division, Shaleen Kabra knowledgeable the gathering that the regulatory authority has now grow to be totally practical as 3 out of 5 members are in place now making the quorum viable.
He gave out that the Authority has a necessary obligation of regulating water assets within the UT. He mentioned that its mandate contains guaranteeing even handed, equitable and sustainable administration, allocation and utilization of those assets, fixing the charges to be used of water, and all different related issues.
Pertinent to say right here that Sharma, an erstwhile IAS officer has served in greater administration and administration roles in J&Okay authorities holding senior tasks.
He had been the Regional Director (Survey & Land Information), Udhampur, Director Handloom Improvement Division, Secretary Public Service Fee (J&Okay) and lastly the Custodian Normal of J&Okay earlier than superannuation from lively authorities companies in June, 2023.