Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated 250mm “Seer Water supply scheme”. The project is aimed to benefit around 10,000 people in the valley and will be completed under the ambit of “Jal Jeevan Mission” within three months.
The Union minister also inaugurated a Tourist hut of Pahalgam Development Authority at Golf Course and a Sapling plantation drive of Forest Department’s Deodar. As many as 1 lakh saplings have been aimed to be planted as part of the drive, an official statement noted.
During his visit, He also went to the Rahi Shawl Unit situated at Akad Park and interacted with several local artisans while examining several handicrafts such as Tapestry, Sozni, and Zari, among others. He also visited the Sun temple at Martand, one of the earliest known Sun temples which is located atop a hillock. He gave directions to the district administration to provide wide publicity to the site for bringing it on a tourist map. He also threw light on the need to bring other offbeat locations of the Valley on the tourist map.