‘Remove bottlenecks, expedite work on mega projects’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 11: Advisor to Governor K.K Sharma today called for formulating a multi-pronged strategy for effective implementation of Jammu Master Plan.
Chairing a high level meeting, the Advisor took detailed review of various aspects and implementation of Jammu city Master Plan, emphasizing that the execution of the Master Plan should focus on value addition to the city and its existing infrastructure network.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta, Director, School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi, Prof. P S N Rao, Prof. Ashok Kumar, Vice Chairman, Jammu Development Authority (JDA), Vikas Sharma, Director Land Management Sanjay Gupta, Secretary JDA, Rakesh Gupta, Senior Architect JDA, Raman Sharma, Town Planner Jagdish Raj Hans, Superintending Engineering JDA, B L Bhagat, besides other senior officers were present in the meeting.
The Advisor asked the concerned officers to study city development models implemented in states like Haryana, Punjab, others and take inspiration from them to make a custom plan best suited for Jammu city’s needs. He asked to explore how various individual elements of the Master Plan can be executed in the Public Private Participation mode.
With regard to development of zones under the Master Plan, he advised to prioritize zones according to their respective requirements. He also assessed the progress made with regard to zonal development plan and rural development plan, asserting that simultaneous works should be undertaken so that parallel developmental progress can be achieved throughout.
During the meeting, Senior Town Planner presented a comprehensive Power Point presentation to apprise about the various features of the Jammu Master Plan.
Earlier, the team from Delhi School of Architecture headed by Director of the Institute Prof Rao has held detailed discussions with the officers of JDA and it was decided that the Housing and Urban development Department shall benefit from the experience and expertise of its school in implementation of Master Plan to secure planned development of the area.
Meanwhile, Advisor chaired a meeting of the executing agencies and concerned officers to review the progress of work on projects under execution in Jammu Division.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Rohit Kansal Divisional Commissioner Jammu Sanjeev Verma, Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, GM NHIDCL, Vijay Kumar, Chief Engineer, M&RE, PHE, PWD (R&B) besides senior functionaries of IIM, IIT, NHAI and other concerned.
The Advisor took detailed review of status of work on the mega projects under execution in different parts of Jammu division.
The officers of executing agencies apprised the Advisor that the work on all mega projects is in progress.
The major projects which were reviewed in the meeting included Ring Road Project, 4 Laninng Jammu-Akhnoor Road, Udhampur to Ramban Road, IIM campus building and IIT campus.
The Advisor asked the concerned officers to send work progress reports timely. He further asked for removing bottlenecks and expediting the pace of work on mega projects.
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