Wani inspects work on Satwari-Kunjwani road, Maternity Hospital

Minister for R&B Abdul Majid Wani inspecting development works at Jammu on Friday.

Excelsior Correspondent

Minister for R&B Abdul Majid Wani inspecting development works at Jammu on Friday.
JAMMU, Feb 8: Minister for R&B and Mechanical Engineering, Abdul Majid Wani today inspected the work on the 3.60 km Satwari- Kunjwani Road stretch, 200 bed Maternity Hospital Gandhi Nagar and Government Dental College block at Rehari.
Mr Wani continuing with his series of visits took on the spot review of the projects under construction and took detailed brief from the executing agencies regarding these major works of significant public interest.
While reviewing the progress and pace of work on the four lane Satwari- Kunjwani road stretch which is nearing completion, Mr Wani laid emphasis on maintaing standards of quality in both the material used and following standard engineering practices of construction. He also gave strict direction to the concerned engineers to ensure no encroachment what so ever takes place on the road.
Mr. Wani later also inspected work on the 200 bed Maternity Hospital at Gandhi Nagar coming up at an estimated cost of Rs. 50 crore and Government Dental College at Rehari coming up at an estimated cost of Rs 31.60 crore. The Minister received brief about various engineering aspects of both the projects. He was informed that lift, ramp and parking facilities have been incorporated as part of the projects to facilitate general public.
R&B Minister during the inspection reiterated and stressed on timeline completion of these important projects and called upon the executing agencies to ensure that standard material is used and no compromise is made in maintaing standards of safety and reliability of the structure. He also emphasized on continuous monitoring of the work in progress with direction to the Chief Engineer R&B and MD JKPCC to regularly take on the spot assessment.
Commissioner Secretary R&B, Tanver Jahan, Chief Engineer R&B, MD JKPCC and other senior officers of the R&B Department accompanied the Minister.