Directs SMC to
include Banpora Nowgam-Padshahi Bagh drainage scheme in World Bank-funded
project
SRINAGAR, MAY 29: Minister for
Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation and Reconstruction and Floriculture,
Javaid Mustafa Mir, directed officers to expedite the tendering process of
upgradation of existing dewatering pumps in Srinagar here today.
The Minister said
this while a chairing a meeting of officers to review the status of upgradation
of existing 49 dewatering stations in Srinagar, which are going to be upgraded
and taken into consideration of highest flood level (HFL) of 2014 floods, being
funded by the World Bank.
The meeting was
attended by Financial Commissioner HUDD, KB Aggarwal, Secretary to Government,
DDMR, Talat Parvez Rohella, SMC Commissioner, Riyaz Ahmed Wani, CEO JTRF, Vinod
Sharma,
Director
Technical, Khalid Iqbal and other concerned were also present on the occasion.
The meeting held
a threadbare discussion on qualification criteria of tendering process for
better competition and quality of work.
The Minister was
briefed that proposed amendments regarding the upgradation project have been
sent to the World Bank for its approval while the tender document contains
pumping works and minor civil works, of which 80% work on the systems is of
electromechanical nature. Besides, the officers informed that the upgradation
work will first dismantle the existing dewatering pumps and will be shifted to
adjacent place on a raised platform.
It was further
informed in the meeting that the nature of installation of pumping systems will
be given to the highly technical persons for its better and timely installation.
For procurement
of dewatering pumps, the Minister directed officers to ensure the quality of
pumping system shall not be compromised with and also should be operational
round-the-clock and particularly at times of eventualities.
Mir further impressed
upon the officers to work in synergy for early completion of the prestigious
project.
He also directed SMC commissioner to include the Banpora Nowgam-
Padshahi Bagh drainage scheme in the World Bank project being a flood-prone
area.