Varmul, Feb 2: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today appreciated the Varmul District Administration for registering 77 percent expenditure in various sectors till date.
 Chairing a review meeting of the District Development Board here today, the Chief Minister urged the officers to utilize funds allocated for various projects judiciously and also ensure that quality material is used for works. He asked the NABARD to release the remaining 50 percent funds earmarked for the projects at the earliest.
 Minister for Education, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, who is also the chairman of the DDB, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control,   Taj Mohi-ud-din, Minister for Agriculture,   Ghulam Hassan Mir, Minister for R&B,   G.M. Saroori, Advisor to Chief Minister,   Mubarak Gul, Political Advisor to Chief Minister,   Devendra Rana, Minister of State for R&B,   Javaid Ahmad Dar, legislators,   Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie, Syed Basharat Bukhari, acting Chief Secretary,   Samuel Verghese, Commissioner-Secretary,  Planning and Development,   B.B. Vyas, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Ms. Naseem Lankar, District Development Commissioner (DDC), Varmul,   Bashir Ahmad Bhat  and officers of the District Administration were present in the meeting.
 The meeting was told that out of an annual allocation of Rs. 7973.25 lakh, an amount of Rs. 5466.78 lakh has been spent on various projects and schemes in the district. constituting 77 percent of the plan allocation.
 On the occasion, the Chief Minister released Rs. 50 lakh as additionality for Water Supply Scheme, Pattan and assured another Rs. 50 lakh in April for the purpose. He also released Rs. 30 lakh for acquisition of land for Higher Secondary School, Tangmarg and Rs. 30 lakh for construction of roads in Uri. He also issued orders for releasing Rs. 30 lakh for constructing administrative block in Watrigam, Rafiabad.

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