Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Nov 19: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), Anshul Garg here today chaired a meeting to review the pace of ongoing mega projects at Bhawan which include Durga Bhawan and Sky-Walk.
The meeting was held immediately after the visit of Chairman, SMVDSB (Lt. Governor, JK-UT) recently at the Holy Shrine wherein he inspected ongoing projects.
Durga Bhawan, which is likely to be commissioned shortly, has provisions to accommodate 2500 pilgrims on daily basis, is bound to give a new shape and structure to the comforts and convenience of the pilgrims visiting the Holy Shrine.
The building once completed shall have provisions for providing locker facilities to keep valuables by the staying pilgrims coupled with bathing ghats, aimed at making the stay quite pleasant and congenial. Apart from this provision of hygienic and wholesome food at nominal rates is also there.
Construction of Durga Bhawan is part of the approved Master Plan of Bhawan area, prepared by the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. The Master Plan seeks to achieve the target of ensuring maximum accommodation for pilgrims by 2031.
SMVDSB and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have inked a memorandum of understanding for the construction of Durga Bhawan.
Taking an extensive review of Durga Bhawan, the CEO directed the executing agency to daily report the manpower deployed for completion of work, besides, to plan the sequence of events to meet the progress.
He also reviewed the status of Sky-Walk, conceptualized by the Shrine Board to overcome the problem of multidirectional flow of Yatra and chaotic condition at Bhawan.
It has been designed by the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and is being executed by CPWD with technical vetting by IIT Roorkee.
The CEO stressed upon the executing agency and concerned engineers to work with an added dedication and ensure completion of ongoing mega projects within the stipulated time frame.
Among those who participated in the meeting were Dr. Jagdish Chander Mehra, Jt. CEO; Vishavjeet Singh, Dy. CEO; Rajesh Kumar Dhiman, ADG, CPWD; Mohan Lal, Superintending Engineer, CPWD; Prof. Mandeep Singh, SPA; Mukesh Ranjan, Managing Director and others.
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