Excelsior Correspondent
PULWAMA, May 27: To assess the overall law & order scenario and to review the status of ongoing mega projects in Kashmir division, the Chief Secretary B B Vyas today convened a high level meeting with senior officers here.
The meeting was attended by Director General Police Dr S P Vaid, Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department Raj Kumar Goyal, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Muneer-ul-Islam and SSP Pulwama.
Deputy Commissioners and SSPs of all the districts of Kashmir division, Chief Conservator Forests Kashmir, along with Chief Engineers PHE, PDD PWD (R&B), System & Operation attended the meeting through video conferencing.
During the meeting, Deputy Commissioners and district police heads apprised the Chief Secretary about the law & order situation in their respective districts and measures taken to bring normalcy in disturbed areas.
While addressing the officers, B B Vyas asked them to initiate mass contact programme by holding regular meetings with civil society members, religious heads and renowned persons of the areas so that they can contribute in bringing peace in the valley. He also asked them to engage Women Self Help Groups for constructive programmes.
The Chief Secretary directed the DCs to keep a check on airing of TV channels by local cable operators which are banned by the Government and to closely monitor the media content.
He said that those creating law & order problems and trying to disturb the atmosphere of Kashmir valley must be dealt strongly. There is need to keep a close eye on the situation and to take timely action to thwart any untoward incidents,” he added.
DGP Dr S P Vaid while addressing the district police heads asked them to conduct regular visits in the areas and hold meeting with people for better police-people coordination and listen to the problems of people which will help to build peoples trust on administration and police.
Status of ongoing mega projects in Kashmir division including National Highway project, construction of Ring Road and laying of transmission lines was also discussed in the meeting. Deputy Commissioners informed about the progress of land acquisition cases, land compensation and status of major road projects.
While addressing the Deputy Commissioners, Chief Secretary directed them to pace up the works and to remove bottlenecks if any hindering the progress of these mega projects. He said that these projects should not be delayed or stopped because of flow of funds and any help required from the Government will be provided to complete these projects.
Later, the Chief Secretary also chaired a meeting with the officers of Pulwama district to review the developmental scenario besides physical and financial progress of various developmental projects.
Follow our WhatsApp channel