Orders expansion of road connectivity in
mountainous tehsil
JAMMU, MARCH 12: Deputy
Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi today asked for conducting
surveys for construction of roads to connect uncovered areas of Gurez.
Chairing a meeting to review the progress of R
& B, Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation and Flood Control
(I&FC) projects in Gurez area, the Deputy Speaker said that there are many
areas in the mountainous Tehsil which lack connectivity and people are deprived
of development benefits.
He said as per government’s
commitment these areas should be covered by constructing roads to benefit the
local populace.
Listing the areas lacking road connectivity, Gurezi
asked R& B Department to conduct survey for connecting maximum habitations
of Khandyal-Athwatoo and other major areas of the Tehsil.
“The
road alignment should cross all major habitations so that maximum number of
people is benefited by the proposed project, and this needs thorough survey”,
he asserted.
About ongoing R&B works, it was informed that
under State Sector an amount of Rs 6.29 crore each have been incurred on 8 road
and 8 bridge projects taken up in different parts of Gurez Tehsil. It was
further informed that under Cities and Towns scheme, an
amount of Rs 52 lakh has been expended on 8 works taken up in Gurez town.
Meanwhile, reviewing progress of ongoing water
supply schemes in the area, the Deputy Speaker said that there is dire need to
create a separate PHE Division for Gurez for early augmentation and coverage of
water supply to the areas lacking the basic facility.
Among others present in the meeting were Commissioner
Secretary, R &B Sanjeev Verma, Secretary, PHE, I&FC M Raju, Chief
Engineer, PHE Kashmir, Chief Engineer Irrigation Kashmir, Chief Engineer, PMGSY
and other senior officers of R&B, PHE, I & FC departments.
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