Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a high level meeting at the Civil Secretariat, here to review the arrangements being made for opening of offices here following the Darbar Move in the first week of May, 2019.
Principal SecretaryPD&MD/ Estates Department, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, and othersenior officers of the Government participated in the meeting.
Chief Secretary reviewed the arrangements being made to makethe Civil Secretariat, Srinagar ready in time so that offices start functioningfrom the first working day itself. He directed the IT department to ensure thatLAN/Internet connections are fully functional by the time move offices openthere.
Chief Secretary also reviewed the arrangements forresidential accommodation of employees. He directed the Estates, PHE, PDD and the Srinagar Municipal Corporation(SMC) to visit the residential colonies and ensure that basic amenities includingportable drinking water and electricity are available besides ensuring properupkeep and sanitation in and around these colonies. He asked EstatesDepartments to set up additional convenience facilities in the CivilSecretariat for employees.
Chief Secretary also reviewed status of work on the newapartments for Government employees being constructed at Pampore.
He also instructed the Estates Department to establish acontrol room to attend to issues of employees relating to their residentialaccommodation at Srinagar.