Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Jan 31: Principal Secretary Finance Navin Chowdhary conducted an extensive tour of Rajouri district during which he took stock of the progress on languishing and various core developmental projects in the district.
The Principal Secretary also chaired a meeting to review the progress on various ongoing works in the district.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Floriculture Mohammad Javed, Director Floriculture, Joint Director Accounts and Treasuries, Additional District Development Commissioner, CPO, CEO Tourism, Exen PHE, Exen PMGSY Rajouri/Budhal, Exen R&B Rajouri and Nowshera, Chief Education officer, Exen JKPCC Rajouri and concerned District and Sectoral officers.
District Development Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad gave a detailed presentation about all the infrastructure related activities being carried out in the district.
The Principal Secretary took detailed stock of works going on within the district. He directed the officers to focus on tangible outcomes rather than just statistics.
The meeting also reviewed the status of projects like Ans Irrigation canal, Degree College at Kalakote, Eklaviya Model Residential building at Gurdan bala.
The Principal Secretary Finance stressed upon concerned officers to complete the ongoing projects within the stipulated time frame and create durable and tangible assets.
He stressed prioritizing the completion of major projects including mega-projects like GMC Rajouri, Badala Mang Bridge, Abdullah Bridge, and Circular road.
Various projects of public importance like construction of double-lane Abdullah Bridge, double charging 2nd line circuit of Barn-Siot-Kalakote TL, bore wells to augment the drinking water for city, connectivity to university and connectivity of GMC with BGSBU, Macadamization of old and new bus stands, street lights for the town etc were put up before the Principal Secretary.
The Principal Secretary accorded approval to Double lanning of Abdullah Bridge, Construction of double-lane University Road, Macadamisation of Old and New Bus Stand, Installation of High Mast and Streetlights, upgradation of Transformer Bank, Establishment of PHE Mechanical Workshop, connecting the missing link between GMC Rajouri and BGSBU, providing 5 more water Tankers to PHE Department, construction of Road from Rehan Samote to Sora Gala Bridge, Road from Rehan to Dhar Sakri, Road from Main Road to Shiv Gufaa.