Overview
- The lieutenant governor launched a set of works in Regal on Wednesday, including a digital library, a community hall, an Amrit Sarovar with drainage, three open gyms, and solar street lights.
- He said border hamlets are India's “First Villages” and outlined the Vibrant Villages plan to deliver all‑weather roads, telecom, television links, and electricity.
- He directed officials to ensure electricity, mobile service, and livelihoods for every border home, with a goal that no Samba border family lives below the poverty line by 2030.
- He reaffirmed a pledge to grant land ownership to families displaced from Pakistan‑occupied Jammu and Kashmir and from West Pakistan.
- He visited the Regal Border Out Post to praise troops tied to Operation Sindoor, a security effort that followed deadly cross‑border shelling in 2025.