Dy CM directed the officers to ensure need based & area specific development besides zero tolerance for corruption & any malpractices
Srinagar, 23 Oct: Dy CM Surinder Choudhary directed the officers to ensure need based & area specific development is undertaken besides zero tolerance for corruption & any malpractices.
The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking at a review meeting of PWD (R&B) convened here at Civil Secretariat.
Secretary PWD (R&B) Bupinder Kumar, Director Finance, Director Planning, Chief Engineers from different engineering wings, regional officer, NHAI, CE Project Beacon, Executive Director NHIDCL & other concerned officers also attend the meeting.
The Dy CM also stressed on the need for ensuring quality of works is not compromised. He said that the executing officers should ensure that the work is done in accordance with the laid down norms and strict action would be initiated against those violating the norms & using any kind of substandard material.
While stressing for ensuring time bound implementation of various schemes, the Dy CM said that we have to ensure that these are completed within the fixed timelines and no cost escalation takes place due to delay in work execution.
The prominent among the projects reviewed included Semi Ring Roads Jammu, Srinagar, Ramban, Banihal, Delhi- Katra Express way, Jammu-Akhnoor road, Chatru- Vailoo, Khilani- Chatru, Akhnoor- Poonch road, Srinagar- Uri road, Baramulla- Tangdar road, Qazigund- Banihal, Qazingund- Srinagar, Dumail- Katra- Reasi- Pouni road and other road projects.
