KARGIL: Asserting that it would be difficult to get approval for a huge number of developmental works in the district, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil, Feroz Ahmed Khan on Tuesday called for giving priorities to new works under the Special Development Package.
Khan was chairing a meeting at Council Secretariat to discuss and finalize new works proposed and prepared by various departments and executing agencies under Special Development Package (SDP) and State Capex Budget for the financial year 2023-24.
The meeting which was attended by Executive Councillor Health Mohsin Ali, Executive Councillor Works Mubarak Shah Naqvi, Executive Councillor Social Welfare, Aga Syed Mehdi Fazili, Deputy Commissioner Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve besides sectorial heads of various departments, held threadbare discussions on various new proposed works under the SDP of the respective departments.
The CEC said that huge number of works will cause confusion which could be difficult to get approval from the higher authorities.
“In order to streamline the works and to get approval from the higher authorities, new works under SDP should be prioritized,” said the CEC.
During the discussion, the CEC directed the concerned officers to go ahead with the specific works which are urgently required to be done, adding that huge number of works would not get clearance from the Finance Department.
He directed to complete the ongoing works and also to submit an additional DPR of the ongoing works on turnkey if there are any.
The CEC also directed that the new plan of SDP should reflect the major works.
During the meeting, Khan also directed the concerned officers to avoid duplicity of works.
