Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: The Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M) J&K Dr. Arvind Karwani today chaired a meeting to review the ongoing development works and identify the urgent works for the current financial year.
Deputy Commissioner (Relief) Vijay Kumar Sharma; Chief Accounts Officer Shiwani Bhan; Assistant Commissioner (Relief) Kailash Devi; Assistant Commissioner (Relief) Sanjeev Kumar and other senior officers from different line departments attended the meeting.
At the outset, Dr. Karwani emphasised the importance of adhering to the directions issued by the General Administration Department, wherein responsibilities of Transit Migrant Camps at Jammu and Kashmir have been assigned to various Government Departments viz. Public Works(R&B) Department, Jal Shakti Department, Power Development Department, Housing & Urban Development Department, Department of Youth Services & Sports, Department of Floriculture, Urban Environmental Engineering Department(UEED), Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) and Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
It has further been ordered that the concerned departments shall nominate an officer, not below the rank of Executive Engineer for liaising /coordinating the execution/maintenance of works/projects pertaining to their department with the Relief Organization (M), J&K.
After detailed deliberations in the meeting, the Jammu Municipal Corporation was asked to examine the demand for additional requirement of manpower to further improve day to day sanitation facility viz. collection, transportation and disposal of garbage and refuse in the migrant camps at Jagti, Nagrota, Muthi-Buta Nagar and Purkhoo.
The Department of Youth Services & Sports was asked to prepare a proposal for the maintenance of open spaces/ playgrounds, organize physical education activities and also promote Scouts and Guides activities in the migrant camps.
The Department of Floriculture was asked to develop open spaces and undertake maintenance of existing parks and implement various centrally sponsored schemes.
The JAKEDA was asked to explore installation and maintenance of solar lights and promotion/implementation of schemes of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India in the migrant camps.
The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj was asked to promote skill development programmes to enhance employability and support rural entrepreneurship.
Further, the site engineers were directed to capture pre-execution, during execution and post execution geo-tagged photographs of each work and install signboards on the works.
The PW(R&B) authorities were further directed to expedite submission of a detailed project report of the comprehensive repair/renovation works of all migrant camps at Jammu, regarding which estimation stands already completed, so that required projection of funds is made timely to take up these works during the current financial year.
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