SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a review meeting of the Public Works (R&B) Department at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday.
The Lt Governor reviewed the progress of road infrastructure projects under PMDP, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, Central Road and Infrastructure Fund, NABARD RIDF, Cities and Towns (Macadamization), Pothole Free Roads Programme, Bridge and Road sector, National Highway, and Tunnel Projects. He also took stock of Ropeway Projects in JK under Parvatmala.
The Lt Governor emphasised on monitoring the ongoing projects for quality control and instructed the executing agencies to adhere to the timelines for completion of the projects.
He directed for a safety audit of roads and bridges and to take corrective measures wherever necessary.
Senior officials of NHAI, NHIDCL, and BRO briefed the chair on the status of the major projects including Delhi-Katra-Amritsar Expressway, Semi Ring Road Jammu Srinagar, Udhampur-Ramban Section, Ramban-Banihal Section, Jammu-Akhnoor road, Chenani-Sudhmahadev-Goha-Khellani road, Z-Morh tunnel, Zojila Tunnel.
The meeting also discussed Human Resource Management in view of the merger of JKPCC with the PW (R&B) Department. The Lt Governor asked the officials to explore the possibilities of creating dedicated divisions for Buildings & Bridges in the department.
The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Santosh D Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; Sanjeev Verma, Commissioner/Secretary GAD; Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor; Bhupinder Kumar, Administrative Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department, Divisional Commissioners, Chief Engineers, and senior officials of PW(R&B), NHAI, NHIDCL, BRO, and other concerned departments.
