Vyas reviews Jammu projects, 30000 new houses coming up

JAMMU: While reviewing the status of mega developmental projects coming up in Jammu city and its peripheries, Advisor to Governor B B Vyas today called for speeding up the pace of work to complete these within the stipulated time frame, even as the Housing and Urban Development Department said that the Housing Board is working on modalities for developing new housing colonies in Jammu with a target of constructing around 30000 housing units for the people.

Advisor Vyas today chaired a meeting here and reviewed the status of mega projects undertaken by different departments, seeking from them progress reports in this regard.

Emphasising for upping the pace of work, the Advisor directed the departments for furnishing status reports to the government on regular intervals depicting the work done adding that it will facilitate proper monitoring and filling up gaps and remove bottlenecks, if any.

The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma, Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kumar, Vice-Chairman JDA, P.S Rathore, Director Tourism O P Bhagat, Director Floriculture Babila Rakwal, Joint Director Geology and Mining Manisha Sarin and senior functionaries from JMC and other concerned departments.

Seeking progress report on retrieval of the encroached state land, the Div Com gave details of achievements since the launch of anti- encroachment drive. He informed that the local administration has made a usage plan for the optimal use of the retrieved land.

The Div Com also briefed the Advisor about the status of Airport extension project.

About rehabilitation of shopkeepers and vendors displaced with the start General Bus Stand modernization project, the JMC authorities informed that the construction work on 22 shops is in progress at the identified place.

The Advisor directed the JMC to timely complete the work and furnish status report within a week.
It was also informed that the shops and khokhas in front of Government Medical College Jammu have been removed. The Advisor asked the concerned to ensure that these might not reemerge in the future.

The Advisor also reviewed the status of work of road projects coming up in the peripheries of Jammu city. The meeting was informed that the work on all road projects in progress.

Meanwhile, Financial Commissioner, Housing and Urban Development Department, KB Aggarwal today said that the Housing Board is working on modalities for developing new housing colonies in Jammu with a target of constructing around 30000 housing units for the people.

He informed this during his visit to the various proposed sites along with Managing Director, J&K Housing Board Raj Kumar Katoch, Vice Chairman Jammu Development Authority Pawan Rathod and other concerned officers.

Financial Commissioner visited the proposed sites at Bhalwal, Jagti, Majin Sidhra and Upper Thather, Jammu and took first hand appraisal of the available land and other issues.

While stressing on the need to expedite the process, Aggarwal directed the JKHB and JDA to work in tandem to remove the bottlenecks to execute these projects of providing affordable housing for all in a time bound manner.