Reviews
functioning of SDA
SRINAGAR, MAY 23: Minister for
Housing and Urban Development, Satpal Sharma today directed the officers to
come up with a comprehensive policy by which the people can be provided quality
housing facilities at an affordable price.
The Minister was
addressing a review meeting of Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) here today.
Vice-Chairman SDA, Abdul Majid Raina and other senior officers of the district
administration were also present on the occasion.
While reviewing
the pace of several ongoing developmental projects, Minister directed the
officials to ensure that these are completed within the stipulated time. He
said that the same is necessary to check the cost escalations besides providing
the people much needed housing facilities.
Sat Sharma while
directing for maintaining the inventory of the land assets said that
the same is necessary to check the encroachment of the same.
He said that the
enforcement wing of the authority should be proactive to ensure that the
encroachment is arrested and the necessary action is initiated against the
violators.
The minister
while reviewing the pendency of court cases, directed for early disposal of
these. He said that the officers should proactively pursue the same before
different fora.
Sat Sharma said
that in view of the increasing pressure on the land resources, the authority
should also concentrate on development of vertical structures which should also
be taken alongside the traditional land colonies so that the land is properly
utilized in a more scientific manner. He also called for development of
public spaces and parks in the area which comes under the mandate of the
development authority.
The meeting was
informed that 32 apartments in two blocks of the first vertical residential
Gulposh apartments being constructed by SDA have been completed and 60
apartments in three blocks are being taken up in the second phase of the
Self-Financing Project. It was also given out that the work on 532 Shehjar
apartments being constructed on Self Financing basis at Bemina has been started
and would be completed soon. Similarly, the remaining work in the prestigious
Sangermal project is being taken up for development through other departments
and also in PPP mode
The work on multi
level parking being developed at Sheikh Bagh and Old SMG Lalchowk with an
estimated cost of Rs 55 crore and having an intake capacity of 430 and 467
vehicles under AMRUT is in full swing. It was also given out that the work on
Rs 5 crore idle parking at Pantha Chowk being undertaken under AMRUT and
three-storey shopping complex at Bemina is expected to be completed and handed
over in June this year.
It was also given
out that 2400 shops have been developed by the authority in different shopping
complexes like Yemberzal, Iqbal Shopping Complex Lalchowk, Plaza Complex
Hazuri Bagh, Jhelum Complex Batamaloo besides shop lines have also been
constructed at many places including Nallamaar, Wazir Bagh, Sanat Nagar Bemina.
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