* Inspects progress on AIIMS project
Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Dec 29: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today reviewed the on-going development works under industry and health sectors in this border district here at a meeting.
Deputy Commissioner, Sushma Chauhan, Chairman State Pollution Control Board, Superintendent of Police Samba besides heads of line departments attended the meeting.
The Advisor was apprised about the on-going works including sewerage treatment plant, solid and waste management, transport, storage, distribution and supply (TSDS) and others issues.
He called for putting in effective mechanism for pollution control in the district especially at the industrial estates. He said plantation, waste management and proper planning should be put in place for sustainable growth.
The Chairman Pollution Control Board briefed the Advisor about the steps taken up by Department for pollution control in Samba.
Later, Kumar reviewed the status of Accidental Hospital Ghagwal and newly-sanctioned District Hospital Samba. District Chief Medical Officer Rajinder Samyal gave a brief account of the functioning of the hospitals in the district along with requirement of staff and other facilitates.
The Advisor assured full support to the district administration in carrying out its developmental works and exhorted upon the officers to work with added zeal and zest.
A delegation of industrialists presented their demands to the Advisor and shared the working of their industrial units in light of newly sanctioned Industrial Policy. He gave them a patient hearing and assured them that all their genuine demands will be looked into.
Advisor Kumar later visited AIIMS site in Vijaypur and enquired about pace of development works and the status of rehabilitation of relocated families. Deputy Commissioner Samba apprised the Advisor about work on the AIIMS building and other related aspects of the prestigious project.
Meanwhile, Advisor took stock of ongoing work on Government Medical College complex and makeshift building for the GMC at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital Kathua.
The Advisor was accompanied by Director Health Services, Jammu, Dr. Samir Matoo, Director Medical Colleges, Dr. Yash Pal Sharma and SE R&B, Jammu Kathua Circle, N D Khawaja.
At the construction site, the Advisor was briefed about the work plan of ongoing various blocks of the main building and the present status of the work.
It was said that against Rs 96.39 crore fund allocation, Rs 32 crore has been spent and the building is likely to be made functional by April 2020. The total cost of the project as per the DPR is Rs. 139 crore.
The Advisor also inquired about the status of approach road including its elevation and landscaping. He directed the SE R&B to submit a bar chart depicting the works to be undertaken in the next 16 months to ensure its timely execution.
Later, the Advisor, along with senior officials, visited DH Kathua and directed the hospital administration to complete all the facilities as per MCI guidelines within the next 3 months. The District Hospital is set to function as an associated hospital of the new Medical College. He further directed to resolve the issues related to CT scan and Digital X-Ray machine at the earliest.
He also sought the status of incomplete buildings near the DH and asked to explore the possibility of bringing these under the category of languishing projects.
The Advisor also visited Mahatma Gandhi Hospital to review the makeshift arrangements being made by the executing agency to start medical classes for the first batch of the upcoming GMC. A presentation was made highlighting all the necessary arrangements and required infrastructure and facilities being put in place all to start the classes.
The Advisor asked the concerned officers to expedite all the works in a planned manner to complete the building and other infrastructure within the given timeline. He also advised for using the vacant building near the DH as Girls hostel after proper inspection.
Deputy Commissioner Kathua Rohit Khajuria, ADC Ghansham Singh, ASP Nasir Khan, CMO Dr Ashok Choudhary, Principal GMC Dr Shashi Sharma, Engineers and other concerned officers were present on the occasion.
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