Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 29: Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora today inspected the pace of progress on sewer laying work at Ranbir Canal head to be connected with the Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) Bhagwati Nagar.
The work of sewer line laying is going under three phases and being executed by UEED and ERA.
The Minister was accompanied by Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Commissioner and officers of UEED/ERA.
The Minister was told that the sewer laying work is going on in three phases with phase I being executed at an estimated cost of Rs. 22.17 crore; phase II at a cost of Rs. 43.40 crore and phase III at a cost of Rs. 108.31 crore With October 2014 as deadline, the project would cover an area of 146 Kms and benefit about 1,71,600 population of Bakshi Nagar, Gurah, Sarwal, Subash Nagar, Shiv Nagar, Janipura, Lakar Mandi Panduka Colony and other areas of old Jammu city by providing modern civic amenities.
It was informed that 101 kms sewerage line has been laid till date by incurring an expenditure of Rs. 62.24 crore.
While inspecting the pace of work, the Minister impressed upon officers to stick to the time line to avoid cost escalation. He instructed that the work on the Ranbir Canal with regard to sewer pipers be completed in a time bound manner so that canal does not get affected when it is made operational as at present pipes are being laid down through the main channel of the canal. He also called for following the quality and standard specifications while executing the work.
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