Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 2: Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta today conducted an extensive familiarization tour of the major upcoming urban development projects and also took stock of progress of work.
He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Pankaj Magotra, Vice Chairman JDA Pawan Singh Rathore, MD Housing Board, R K Katoch and Chief Engineer PDD Sudhir Gupta.
During the review of multi-level car parking and shopping complex at General Bus Stand, he was briefed by the Vice Chairman JDA that the work was started in October 2016 and is targeted to be completed substantially by April 30, 2019 as per the crash programme submitted by the contractor M/s SPCPL.
During the inspection, Dheeraj Gupta directed the officers of PDD to complete the 6.3MVA 33/11KV dedicated receiving station by 30.04.2019 so as to make the complex fully functional. He was further apprised by the Vice Chairman about the connectivity through proposed elevated corridor from the Super Speciality Hospital across BC Road & direct access through Foot Over Bridge from the Hari Market side.
During his visit to Muthi, progress of 72 under construction flats in (Phase-I) was reviewed. Dheeraj Gupta expressed his displeasure on delay in the completion and emphasized to complete the flats in all respects at the earliest.
He expressed his concern regarding non provision of basement parking in the flats and gave on spot directions to the Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation and Vice Chairman, Jammu Development Authority to make it obligatory to keep provisions of basement parking in the upcoming projects.
The Principal Secretary also inspected Commercial Shopping Complex at Muthi being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 10.17 crore and working women hostel site at Boria Basti which is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 529 lakh.
He was also briefed about the upcoming Tawi River Front Development Project being constructed by the Jammu Development Authority on both sides of River Tawi between Bikram Chowk Tawi bridge to 4th Tawi bridge.
At Bhagwati Nagar, the Principal Secretary, H&UDD was informed that three 67 MLD total capacity sewerage treatment plants are being constructed in the areas out of which 30 MLD capacity plant constructed by ERA has started operations and is presently being maintained by UEED. Directions were issued to the General Manager, NBCC to complete network, house connections and 27 MLD capacity sewerage treatment plant of the sewer project entrusted to NBCC by August 2019.
The Principal Secretary also visited the Intelligent Traffic Management System Control Room established at Gulshan Ground, Jammu.
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