SRINAGAR: Despite elapsing seven years, a mini-secretariat in Tral town has been awaiting completion with no work carried out in the last four years.
Locals said that the mini-secretariat Tral was sanctioned in 2017 with an estimated cost of around Rs 7 crore. But with no funds, the project is nowhere near completion.
They said that the mini-secretariat was sanctioned with an aim to provide all services in Tral and to cut down travel time as district headquarters Pulwama is around 30 Kms from Tral.
They said that a land which was under horticulture department was given for the purpose of the mini Secretariat but now over seven years have passed and the project is nowhere near completion.
They said that even after the completion of six years, only 30 percent of the work has been done and work is on complete halt for the last three years.
Mansoor Ahmad, a local, said that the residents of far flung areas of Tral are facing a lot of problems in order to reach Pulwama to get their work done.
“If mini Secretariat will be made functional at Tral, then they can avail benefit of every service at Tral only which will save their time and money as well,“ he said.
Basharat Ahmad, another local, said that Tral is around 30 kms from Pulwama and if facilities would have been available under one roof at Tral, it would save them time and money as well.
Locals said that if government wasn’t in position to construct the mini secretariat then they should not have announced it or started its construction.
When they have started construction, they should have completed it in given time but they have failed to do so, they said.
They said that this issue has been brought in notice of the authorities several times but to avail.
Officials said that before 05 August 2019, the local MLA had given Rs 1 crore for the project that is the only money, which they have received so far.
They said that fresh DPR for pending works has been forwarded to higher ups and expected it will be approved soon and funds will be made available so that work on the project can be restarted.(KNO)
