Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, May 4: The Minister for Cooperatives & Ladakh Affairs, Chering Dorjay, today inspected various developmental works currently under execution in Leh.
The Minister was accompanied by SE, PWD Leh, Tashi Chombel, Executive Engineers, PWD Leh, and a team of junior engineers.
While inspecting the ongoing excavation works for sewerage and drinking water projects at Changspa, Skara and Skalzangling, the Minister stressed on time-bound completion of these works by ensuring minimum inconvenience to commuters. Highlighting the importance of these futuristic mega projects, he asked the engineers to work with dedication for timely target achievement.
On the occasion, the Minister was informed that an amount of Rs 217.35 crore has been sanctioned under JNNURM scheme for four major projects in Leh, including augmentation and re-organization of the Leh Water Supply Scheme (at an estimated cost of Rs 70.48 crore), sewerage system in Leh (at an estimated cost of Rs 59.39 crore), solid waste management in Leh (at an estimated cost of Rs 10.94 crore) and improvement of roads in Leh (at an estimated cost of Rs 76.53 crore).
Dorjay also inspected the ongoing work for construction of 11.87 Kms road length from Choglamsar to Spituk and Skalzangling to Agling being undertaken under the Central Road Fund (CRF) scheme at an estimated cost of Rs19.74 crore.
The Minister directed the engineers to engage more labours to speed up the project. The SE PWD was asked to float tender for Choglamsar-Hemis Road (estimated at a cost of Rs 1989.43 lakh) and Martselang-Kharu-Leh Road (estimated at a cost of Rs 687.00 lakh) under the CRF for the earliest allotment of these works.
The Minister also reviewed the progress of ongoing work on Controlled Atmosphere Storage and Cold Storage facilities coming up at Rs 9 crore at Agling during the inspection.
Councillor, Lower Leh, P. Wangdan, also accompanied the Minister.
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