AMRUT Projects for Leh

Projects under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Transformation (AMRUT) are facing rough weather in Leh due to insufficient response from the contractors. The Administration, therefore, is apprehensive about the projects completed within the timeframe fixed by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It may be recalled that this flagship welfare scheme was launched by the Central Government in the year 2015. Jammu, Srinagar, Anantnag, Leh and Kargil were selected for infrastructure creation as per the guidelines of the Mission.
Water supply, sewerage and septage, storm water drainage, urban Transport and green space and parks are the areas covered chiefly under the Mission. The main problem faced at the execution level is provision of adequate funds not reaching in time but in the instant case, funds are already released beforehand. Repeated tenders for supplying of suckers and jetting machines are not yielding any fruitful results. The same is true of other tendering processes and procuring of necessary equipment.
Could any remedy or resolution of the non response from contractors be found out so that the already delayed projects could be started with added pace? It is reported that no major headway, as on date, is made on projects under AMRUT which is a cause of concern. If more delay took place, that would mean cost escalation besides people of the area deprived of the benefits which otherwise would flow from out of the Mission projects.

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