Commissioner Secretary, PWD (R&B) Khurshid Ahmad Shah Friday said that Governor’s Administration was committed to provide better road connectivity to the people living in every nook and corner of the state for which all languishing projects would be completed in one-year time.
Reviewing the performance of R&B department of Jammu division here at a meeting, Shah took detailed stock of languishing and NABARD funded projects.
The Commissioner Secretary reviewed the practical and ground level implication of various central and state sponsored projects along with financial progress.
The meeting was informed that 247 languishing projects including 72 bridges have been approved by High Powered Committee at a cost of Rs 403.27 crore.
Shah was informed that 25 projects would be completed by March 2019 and remaining within one year.
It was also revealed that under NABARD, 224 ongoing projects were under progress at a cost of Rs 652.79 crore out of which 45 projects have already been completed.
Shah stressed upon the concerned officers to conduct regular site visits to stay well versed with the ground situation and impending issues of their departments. He instructed them to speed up the pace of work on all ongoing projects for their early completion.
Chief Engineer R&B Sudir Shah, Director Finance Mazhar Khan, Director Planning Athar Qadri, Superintending Engineers, Executive Engineers and other officers of R&B department were present in the meeting.