Focus on tangible outcomes: Naveen exhorts officers in Rajouri * Accords approval to Double Lanning of Abdullah Bridge and University Road among other projects

Rajouri : Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department Sh. Naveen Chowdhary on his day-long tour to Rajouri, today convened a meeting here in the conference hall of PWD Dakbunglow with the district and sectoral officers to review the progress on languishing and mega developmental projects. The meeting was attended by Mohd Javed secretary to Floriculture, director Floriculture, Joint director Accounts and Treasuries, Additional District Development Commissioner, CPO, CEO Tourism, EXN PHE, EXN PMGSY Rajouri/Budhal, EXN R&B Rajouri and Nowshera, Chief Education officer, EXN JKPCC Rajouri and concerned District/Sectoral officers.
District Development Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad gave a detailed power point presentation about all the infrastructure related activities being carried out in the district like mega developmental projects, languishing projects.

He took detailed stock of works going on within the district. He directed the officers to focus on tangible outcomes rather than just statistics.
A detailed discussion was held on languishing projects, stand approved for the district, being executed by different departments.
The DDC informed that a total of 77 languishing projects under PWD out which 16 bridges and rest are roads. DDC said that the work on all the projects are in different phases of executions and hopefully will be completed within the stipulated time.
While taking stock of PHE sector it was informed that there are 34 schemes which stand approved in languishing out of which 28 projects will be completed by 31st of March.

Similarly, on the I&FC front, it was informed that there are 13 schemes which stand approved in languishing projects. XEN I&FC assured that 09 out of 13 schemes will be completed by 31st of March. In the education sector, there are 10 languishing projects which are actually the creation of additional rooms and other related infrastructure.

Under PHE Mechanical the DDC informed that there are 43 schemes and all will be completed by 31st of March.

As far as the bunkers are concerned, it was informed that Rajouri has 804 individual bunkers out of which 53 have been tendered and 215 community bunkers out of which 46 tendered and the work are going on eight.

DDC also detail presentation about the construction of government medical college Rajouri and informed that the total sanctioned cost of the GMC is 139 crore and the work is in process on the academic, administrative and hostels blocks and assured that the work will be completed within in prescribed time frame. DDC also informed that the DPR on beautification have been prepared.
He also reviewed the status of projects like Ans Irrigation canal, Degree College at kalakote, Eklaviya Model Residential building at Gurdan bala.

The Secretary finance stressed upon concerned officers to complete the ongoing projects within the stipulated time frame and create durable and tangible assets.

The officers were asked to work with added zeal and dedication and in close coordination for the development of the district. He advised the officers to focus on the tangible outcomes and quality should be maintained. He said that any laxity in this regard shall be dealt with strictly.

He stressed prioritizing the completion of major projects including mega-projects like GMC Rajouri, Badala Mang bridge, Abdullah bridge, Circular road.

Navin advised Chief Education Officer Rajouri to focus on providing quality education to the students and to increase the literacy rate. Similarly, EO municipality was directed to take special care of cleanliness in the town and also identify land for the slaughterhouses outside the town.

Various projects of public importance like construction of double lane Abdullah Bridge, double charging 2nd line circuit of Barn-Siot-Kalakote TL, bore wells to augment the drinking water for city, connectivity to university and connectivity of GMC with BGSBU, Macadamization of old and new bus stands, street lights for the town etc were put up before the Principal Secretary.
The principal secretary accorded approval to Double lanning of Abdullah Bridge, Construction of double lane University Road, Macadamisation of Old and New Bus Stand, Installation of High Mast and Street lights, upgradation of Transformer Bank, Establishment of PHE Mechanical Workshop, connecting the missing link between GMC Rajouri and BGSBU, providing 5 more water Tankers to PHE department, construction of Road from Rehan Samote to Sora Gala Bridge, Road from Rehan to Dhar Sakri, Road from Main Road to Shiv Gufaa.
The general public of Rajouri district have expressed their gratitude to the Principal Secretary Shri Naveen Choudhary for paying visit to the border district and accepting the long pending demands and giving approval in principle to projects of utmost public importance.