Implementing govt schemes top priority: Katihar DM

KATIHAR: Efforts will be to make Katihar a frontrunner district in terms of development, said new DM Udayan Mishra, after assuming charge, here on Thursday.
"I will try to bring the district in the bracket of top five districts as far as effective implementation of government schemes is concerned. To achieve the goal, officials of all departments will need to work together.Everyone has to contribute. It can't be done single-handedly," said the DM.
"The focus will be on government's 'Seven Resolves' and monitoring of its effective implementation," he said.
On rising cases of Corona, the DM, said, "The emphasis will be on testing and vaccination so that fewer people contract the disease. Besides, we will conduct awareness drives urging people to take the second dose of the Covid vaccines."
When specially asked about the slow pace of work on the special land survey going on at 185 revenue villages of the district, the DM said, "I am aware of the special land survey work. Many qualified people have been recruited for the purpose, especially engineers. Therefore, no slackness will be tolerated."