Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Feb 11: District Development Commissioner Poonch, Inder Jeet today chaired a meeting to review the progress of mega developmental projects coming up in the district.
During the meeting, the DDC inquired about physical progress and expenditure incurred by the departments, executing agencies as on date including PWD, JKPCC, ERA, J&K Sports Council, SAMAGRA and University Campus Poonch. He also reviewed the availability of funds.
The DDC directed PDD to expedite the pace of work and ensure timeline completion of each project. He directed the Executive Engineer (PWD) to submit the detailed report regarding the status of e-NIT. He also reviewed progress of work on projects being executed by JKPCC including PSC bridge at Mandi and Government Degree College Mandi Campus Building.
He directed the Executive Engineer JKPCC to furnish a report on the physical and financial progress of Mandi bridge to his office within 2 days positively. He further directed the XEN JKPCC to issue notice to the contractor who failed to meet the set timeline.
Under ERA sector, Inder Jeet directed the concerned Executive Engineer to complete the construction work of the 165M span steel truss Motorable bridge with footpath over Betar Nallah Poonch. The chair directed the Executive Engineer ERA to complete the construction of the bridge by the ending March and the approach road by the end of June. In this connection, the District Development Commissioner also directed the Executive Engineer ERA to furnish the status of all works within a week positively.
He further asked the Executive Engineer ERA to repair all the defective lights in the Sports Stadium within one week.
The J&K Sports Council appraised the District Development Commissioner regarding construction of Hockey Astro Turf at Hr. Sec. School Poonch levelling of ground at Sports Stadium Poonch.