Inspects works at Yatri Niwas, Bahu Fort
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 24: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today reviewed Jammu City traffic management plan and the progress of work on four-lanning of Nashri to Banihal stretch of Jammu –Srinagar National Highway at two separate meetings.
The meetings were attended by IGP Traffic J&K, T Namgyal, SSP Traffic National Highways, Jatinder Singh Johar, SSP Traffic Jammu, Joginder Singh, Secretary JMC, Tinna Mahajan, besides representatives of National Highway Authority of India, Public Works Department, JDA and other concerned officers.
District Development Commissioner, Ramban attended the meeting through video conference.
Threadbare discussions were held on streamlining of the traffic on the city roads and several decisions were taken for minimizing the accidents, smooth flow of traffic and implementing effective road safety mechanism.
The issues, including identification of black spots and accident prone areas, removal of encroachment from important city roads, improvement of rotaries, identification parking spaces/ areas, modernization of traffic management system, enforcement of road safety rules were also discussed in the meeting.
Directions were issued to the concerned officers for identification of parking spaces in the city and installation of signage and improvement of rotaries.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Commissioner reviewed the progress on land acquisition pertaining to Nashri to Banihal stretch of the National Highway.
The Deputy Commissioner Ramban informed about the progress on the cases. The Div Com sought details of land acquisition, structure removal, tree cutting, disbursement of compensation and shifting of electricity towers in the district.
The Div Com asked the DC Ramban to complete the pending land acquisition cases, tree felling, structure removal for smooth execution of work on the vital road project.
Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner conducted an extensive tour of Bhagwati Nagar (Yatri Niwas) and Bahu Fort area and inspected the progress on various development works being executed there.
The Div Com was accompanied by Director, Tourism Jammu, Raj Kumar Katoch, Joint Director Tourism, Neelam Khajuria besides Executive Engineers and other concerned officers.
During the tour, he visited Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar and took stock of development works required there. He directed concerned officers to start the required repair and renovation works inside the Yatri Niwas complex to ensure its completion well before Amarnath Ji Yatra.
Meanwhile, he also visited Eco Park in the area, where he impressed upon the officers to maintain the facility properly. He directed the concerned officers for early start of the work on widening of road alongside the park, which leads to Amphitheatre. He asked for further beautification of park with development of water bodies and musical fountains. He also stressed on for massive plantation in the area and hosting religious and cultural programs at the Amphitheatre.
Later, the Divisional Commissioner visited Bahu Fort area and inspected ongoing works there. The concerned officers apprised the Div Com about status of works being executed by their respective departments. He asked the concerned to develop green spaces along road side from Bahu gate to temple and ensure early completion of ongoing works.
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