CS reviews progress on construction of highways across J&K
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 2: Chief Secretary,
Atal Dulloo, today convened a meeting with NHAI, NHIDCL, Beacon and Project
SAMPARK to review progress on construction of different highways across all
districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was attended by Principal
Secretary, APD, Commissioner Secretary, Forest Department, Divisional
Commissioner, Jammu/Kashmir, Secretary, R&B, Deputy Commissioners, Chief
Engineers of PWD besides other concerned officers.
The Chief Secretary impressed upon
the project implementing agencies to expedite progress on the ongoing works so
that the fixed deadlines are met without any fail. He observed that the
repeated slippage in timelines for completion of these projects should be
avoided as it questions the professional standards of the organisation.
The Chief Secretary directed the
Secretary PWD and concerned divisional administrations to take monthly
assessment of these projects besides visiting the sites to remove any
bottlenecks hampering their progress. He also urged them to extend full
cooperation to the concerned executing agencies for speedy completion of these
projects.
Dulloo also had a project wise
appraisal of progress achieved, so far, in each of the work. He enquired about
the expected date of completion of work on each phase of these projects along
with the current status of physical progress registered in each of them.
Some of the significant projects of
NHAI reviewed during the meeting included different phases of
Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, remaining work on the tunnel on Ring Road
Jammu, tunnels and viaducts on Udhampur-Ramban section including Dalwas and
Cafeteria Morh.
The Chief Secretary also assessed
progress on Marog to Digdol tunnel and Digdol to Khuni-Nallah tunnels under the
Ramban-Banihal section of NH-44. In addition, opening of Banihal Bypass besides
ongoing work on different phases of Ring Road Srinagar were discussed in
detail. The concerned divisional and district administrations were asked to
assist the construction company in extending the working hours so that the work
on this prestigious projects progresses on expected lines.
The road projects of NHIDCL, reviewed
during the meeting, included progress on completion of Zojila Tunnel, Z-Morh
Tunnel, Jammu-Akhnoor Road, Chenani- Sudhmahadev Road, Goha-Khellani,
Khellani-Khanabal Highways and Singhpoora-Vailoo tunnel which is part of this
project.
The projects being executed by BRO
under project Beacon and Sampark which came up for discussion included
Akhnoor-PoonchHighway, Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri Highway, Sangrama flyover,
Pattanand Baramulla Bypass, Rafiabad-Kupwara-Trehgam Highway, Khanabal-Pahalgam
Road, Rajouri-Thanamandi-Surankot Roads besides others. Various projects of
R&B including construction of Flyovers at Bemina and Sanat Nagar,
Rehabilitation of Chanapora and Tengpora bridges
Srinagar-Budgam-Pulwama-Shopian-Kulgam-Qazigund Highway (NH-444), construction
of by-passes for three main towns of Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian besides other
road safety and strengthening works
currently going on in different parts of the UT were also reviewed in the
meeting.