Itanagar, July 4 :Arunachal West Lok Sabha MP and Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday virtually chaired the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting for Papum Pare, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, and Lower Subansiri districts in Arunachal Pradesh to review the status of the centrally sponsored schemes being implemented in these districts.The Minister assured to “make the necessary interventions wherever required, for the schemes to be completed effectively on schedule” while reviewing the major schemes and welfare programs, official sources said.While acknowledging the efforts of the officers in implementing various programmes in spite of the topography and demographic challenges, Rijiju said, “Generating awareness on the initiatives of the government and the facilities provided by the government like water, electricity, gas and roads connections reinforces the public trust on the government and the administration.”He advised the agencies implementing the schemes and welfare programs to “interact more with the public to generate awareness and constructive feedbacks”.He further urged the public to “take ownership of the public utilities and cooperate with the government for its upkeep”.Noting the absence of the elected representatives in the virtual meeting, Rijiju issued directions to ensure their participation in the next meetings, while asserting that the “active participation of the MLAs is important for an accelerated development of the area”, the sources added.(UNI)