Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 5: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today asked for introducing advanced technology for maintaining and constructing roads and buildings in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Advisor instructed the officers to speed up the pace of work on all new projects and renovation of roads for completing these as per timeline. He was speaking at series of review meetings with senior functionaries of Roads and Building (R&B), PMGSY and JK Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) here today.
He said that Kashmir valley has a limited working session for roads and other related activities so the executing agencies should complete the projects on time to facilitate the people. He directed the officers to use quality material and immediate restoration of roads damaged during winters.
The Chief Engineer R&B (Kashmir), Sami Arif Yasvi, gave a detailed power point presentation on the status of various projects being executed by the department in the valley.
Meanwhile, the Advisor also took stock of the progress of various projects being executed by JKPCC in Kashmir valley. He assessed the practical and ground level implication of the schemes along with financial progress. He stressed upon the concerned officers to conduct regular site visits to stay well versed with the actual situation and impending issues of their departments.
He instructed them to speed up the pace of work on all ongoing projects for their early completion besides directed them that no diversion of funds from project to project should be done.
The Advisor directed the officials to handover the completed projects immediately so that they can be utilised in the current circumstances.
In another meeting, Advisor Bhatnagar also held a detailed review of works of PMGSY Kashmir.
The Advisor stressed upon the officials to use quality material and follow safety measures while executing works on different projects.
Advisor also reviewed the progress of the ongoing Mughal Road project. The project is being executed at an estimated cost of Rs 639.85 crores.
Speaking at a reviewing meeting, the Advisor emphasised on maintaining the road properly as it is the viable alternative link between the two divisions and rest of the country. On the occasion, he advised that all the efforts should be made to make it an all weather road as the condition of National Highway remains adverse due to weather vagaries and ongoing expansion of the road.
The meeting was attended by Mughal Road Project Chief Engineer besides other concerned officers.
The Advisor further advised the executing agency that all the components of the project should be executed in tandem in the fair weather coming ahead so that the requisite achievement regarding the progress on the project is registered.
He maintained that all the necessary safety measures should be kept all along the road besides use of signs and other equipment should also be employed.
The Advisor also called for synergic efforts among different executing agencies for the snow clearance so that the road would be made motorable for vehicle movement.
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