Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Girish Chandra Murmu on Friday highlighted the need to focus on exploring renewable energy resources to meet the gap between demand and supply of electricity in the newlycreated Union Territory.

Mr Murmu, who on Thursday took oath of office at Raj Bhawanin Srinagar, also expressed the need to boost the Agriculture sector.

An official on Friday said that Mr Murmu held a meeting withall the Administrative Secretaries and the senior most Officers of the CivilAdministration at the Civil Secretariat here on Thursday evening during hisfirst visit to the office after he took over as LG of country’s first state tobe reduced to a UT.

“BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, during the meeting,introduced Lieutenant Governor with the Secretaries,” he said, adding theSecretaries briefed the Lt Governor about the functioning of their respectivedepartments. He said the Lieutenant Governor discussed about the health careinfrastructure and functioning of 108 ambulance service in J&K, along withthe need to focus on exploring alternate and renewable options to meet the widegap between demand and supply of electricity.

Mr Murmu also discussed the ongoing activities for tourismpromotion, providing boost to agriculture and its allied sectors. He also tookstock of up to-date position regarding stocking and supply of food and otheressential commodities to meet requirement for the winter season. He directedthe Secretaries to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of public services tothe people.

The Lieutenant Governor stressed for optimum and timelyutilisation of all available resources, particularly the funds available underthe various Centrally Sponsored Schemes so that all the benefits reach thetargeted population.

He advised Secretaries to work with complete transparency,sincerity and utmost commitment for the public welfare and sought theirco-operation in leading J&K towards path of peace and prosperity.