Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, who is also the Additional Chief Executive Officer- Jammu Metropolitan Region Development Authority (JMRDA), today reviewed the progress of work on various projects executed under JMRDA at a meeting with concerned officers.
During the meeting the Div Com took stock of present status of ongoing projects including construction of Parking/ Bus terminal, development of pathways, green spaces at Hiranagar Town, development of pathways amenities for Tawi Riverfront project Jammu, preparation of regional, zones plans of JMRDA, development of Bus stand at Vijaypur and various drainage schemes for Jammu city.
The concerned executing agencies apprised the Div Com about the progress on each project. It was informed that the work was in progress on the projects while some projects are at different stages of execution.
The Div Com directed all the concerned departments to expedite the pace of work on all the ongoing projects besides early floating of tenders of pending projects. He instructed the DCs to personally monitor the pace of work and also resolve land issues.
Deputy Commissioners apprised the Div Com about the proposals sent for the infrastructural development in their respective districts.
The Div Com also discussed preparation of plans for current financial year and asked the DCs and concerned departments to identify the works which could be included in the plan like development of parking spaces, development of rotaries, road connectivity, sewerage network etc. He also directed them to early submit the proposals/ DPRs after consultation with the executing agencies of their respective districts for timely approvals of the same.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner JMC, Rahul Yadav; besides officers of Urban Local Bodies, J&K Housing Board Jammu, Engineers of PWD, UEED, Chief Architect J&K, Town Planners and other concerned while Deputy Commissioners of Kathua, Samba, Udhampur and Reasi attended the meeting through video conference.