Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 22: After taking serious note of the delay in completion of various projects, the Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPC C) has informed the High Court about the progress on construction of various bridges in Kashmir province as the funds were made available to the JKPCC by the Government for completion of these projects.
The General Manager in compliance of court direction states in his latest status report that the Corporation as an executing Government agency is executing work on various bridges in Kashmir province which were languishing earlier due to lack of funds.
He informed the court that 24 bridges have been approved for completion of the balance or left over works under Jammu & Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC) languishing projects. The works, GM adds, on these bridges have been accordingly taken up in hand and the progress of the works is in full swing.
About the Tangchater Bridge at Ganderbal, the GM states that the said bridge has now been approved under languishing projects and the sub-structure of the bridge stand completed and the superstructure of the bridge is in full swing and is likely to be completed by the end of May.
About the delay in completion of these projects at a timeline, GM referred Covid-19 break which as per him has halted and delayed the progress of these projects and states that the work has now been resumed and is going smoothly.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice V C Koul after considering the report of GM-JKPCC directed for providing the copy of the report of the amicus curiae for his perusal and response.
These bridges as per the JKPCC are either funded by the World Bank or by the Government of UT of J&K as the budget component in respect of all the bridges under execution with the corporation is dominion with project Authorities like PWD and those funded by the World Bank.
About the food bridge Takenwari Srinagar, GM submitted that the bridge is likely to be completed in May, Bridge over Sukhnag Budgam in July. About the Owngam Arwah Bridge in Budgam the same has been completed however work on approach road was stopped by locals due to compensation issue.
With regard to the bridge at Yachama Kangan Ganderbal, the same has been completed but work on its approach road is progressing on one side. The Akhal bridge in Ganderbal 80 percent completed.
Julla bridge in Uri is to be completed by December and the Peernia bridge in Uri has been completed along with the Banyari bridge in Bandipora also. Another bridge at Kanthpora Kupwara has been completed and the approach road is in progress. The two bridges at Drungsu Kupwara and Kunan Poshpora Kupwara are to be completed in September this year.
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