RAJOURI, JUNE 26: District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan today made an extensive round of the city and inspected the ongoing developmental works being executed in the Township.
Among the others, ACR, Tahir Mustafa Malik; Additional SP, Vivek Shekhar; Tehsildar Rajouri, Mohd Rafeeq; EO MC Rajouri, Mohd Yaqoob; AEE PWD North, Mohd Qasim; AEE PWD South, Server Mehmood besides other concerned officers accompanied the DDC.
President MC Rajouri, Mohd Arief; President Beopar Mandal, Rajesh Gupta; ward counsellor, Pushpinder Gupta; ward Counsellor, Sanjay Sharma and other prominent citizens also accompanied the DDC during his tour.
The projects inspected today include double laning of Abdullah bridge, Circular road, Bela road Old Bus Stand, labour commissioner office building and GMC Rajouri.
At Circular road, which is an important alternate link within the town connecting New bridge to Tariq bridge, thereby reducing the overall distance by around 4-5 kilometers, it was informed that the work on retaining wall and shingle of the road is in progress.T he DDC asked the concerned officer to speed up the work on the road so that it can be completed within the shortest possible time.
Concerning the progress on Bella road, which connects Alternate Abdullah Bridge to Rajouri –Thanamandi road, by passing congested Gujjar Mandi Chowk, the DDC asked the concerned officer to work in double shifts and make sure that the work on the road is completed in twenty days.
While inspecting the progress on building of the labour department, the DDC was apprised that the finishing work on the building is in progress.The DDC asked the concerned Executing Agency to complete the work on the building by 25th July this year.
At Old Bus Stand, the concerned officer informed that the work of Wet Mix macadamization is complete and the work on blacktopping the Bus Stand would be started soon.
Concerning the double-laning of Abdullah Bridge with a total length of 120 meters, it was informed that the project has been approved under languishing scheme at an estimated cost of Rs 4.78 crores.The DDC showed his satisfaction over the work progress and asked the concerned officer from the Executing agency to further speed up the work on the bridge and get it completed in all respects by 25th July this this year.
At Government Medical College Rajouri which is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 139 crores, the DDC expressed huge dismay over the sluggish work performance of the Executing Agency on Administrative and Academic block and set the deadline of one month for completing the work on both the blocks besides he also warned the contractor for blacklisting if the said work is not completed within set deadlines.
At Sheema Crossing chowk, the DDC asked the concerned officers from the PWD and EO MC Rajouri to take concrete measures for the beautification of the chowk as chowks are main entry points to the town and hence need proper upkeep.
The DDC directed the concerned officers to adhere to the timelines for completion and continuous monitoring for maintaining the quality of works to meet the developmental aspirations of the general public.
The DDC also paid a visit to the tehsil office and asked the Tehsildar to maintain proper cleanliness and sanitation in the premises of the institution. He also visited the filtration plant located at ward No.09 of the town and asked the EO MC to ensure proper cleanliness there.
Meanwhile, the DDC also made a round of the market and its adjoining areas to review the implementation of the COVID related SOPs and urged upon the masses to keep following the Covid Appropriate Behaviour to stay safe from the viral infection.
The DDC also appealed to them to get themselves inoculated for COVID19 and said that vaccination and Covid appropriate behaviour are the two key weapons to defeat the pandemic.
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