Chief Minister conducts whirlwind tour of city to take firsthand appraisal of ongoing projects
EARTH NEWS SERVICE |
Jammu, Dec 07 |15: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Monday issued instructions to executing agencies not to allow time overrun in execution of various ongoing projects in health, education, tourism and other connected sectors. He also issued directions to Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC) Department to expedite work on realignment of Irrigation Canal and shifting of utilities which will facilitate early execution of work on the much-needed expansion of Jammu Airport runway. The Chief Minister issued these instructions while on extensive tour of the winter capital, a regular feature with him to take firsthand appraisal of ongoing developmental projects. Mufti Sayeed, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh, inspected works on New Legislature Complex, Dental College & Maternity Hospitals, Bikram Chowk Flyover, Jammu Ropeway, MAM College, Nikki Tawi Bridge, Artificial Lake and realignment of Irrigation Canal near Belicharana. The Chief Minister first inspected the under-construction new Legislature Complex, which is being constructed by JKPCC at a cost of Rs.160 crore. He was informed that the work on the exteriors will be completed by March next year. Mufti Sayeed also reviewed progress of work on realignment of Irrigation Canal and construction of Alternate Road from National Highway to Nikki Tawi via Belicharana to pave way for extension of the Jammu Airport runway. The execution of these projects will enable the Airport Authority of India to initiate the work on extension of Jammu Airport runway by another 1300 ft, which is considered to be a critical requirement in up-gradation of the airport. The Chief Minister also received a briefing by MD JKPCC on Nikki Tawi Bridge, which is being constructed at a cost of Rs.27 crore. The bridge, which will provide much-needed connectivity to people residing nearby, is slated to be completed by June 2017. Immediately after his arrival at Bikram Chowk Flyover, being executed by J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), the Chief Minister was briefed about the broad contours of the project, which is being constructed at a cost of Rs.72 crore. While reviewing work on Barrage-cum-Tawi Lake, the Chief Minister issued directions for fast-tracking the work on the project, which will give a new look to the winter capital besides giving fillip to tourism industry. The Chief Minister issued directions for fasttracking construction of the barrage, which is one of the major components of the project for creating Jammu city’s first artificial water-body. Taking review of expansion of healthcare facilities, Mufti Sayeed first arrived at Gandhi Nagar to inspect the pace of work on 200-bedded Government Maternity Hospital, being constructed by R&B Department at a cost of Rs.50 crore. He was informed that so far Rs.25 crore have been spent on the project which is expected to be completed by August next year. The Chief Minister later arrived at MAM College, where he reviewed progress of construction works on Cluster University, taken up under RUSA (Rashtriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyan), a MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) scheme for improving quality of higher education in the country.
