90 pc of Border Bunker project likely to complete by June ending: J&K Govt

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Government officials informed the Advisor to Governor K K Sharma said that 90 percent of border bunkers project is likely to be completed by end of June.

The Advisor was chairing a meeting regarding construction of Bunkers in the Border areas of Jammu division like Rajouri, Poonch, Samba, Kathua and Nowshera under taken at an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore.

The meeting was told that around 891 individual bunkers have been constructed in the border districts so far.

Similarly, 60 community bunkers also stand completed. It was also given out that an amount of Rs 50 crore has so far been received from the Central Government.

The meeting was further informed that 90 percent of the border bunker project would be completed by ending June, 2019.

The Advisor, while directing for early completion of the project, said that necessary measures should be taken for speeding up of the construction of the border bunkers which are very important for the people living in the border areas for providing them the necessary shelter during the shelling.

Earlier Mr Sharma also directed for timely completion of the prestigious Tawi Barrage project.

Speaking at a review meeting convened to discuss the status of the Tawi Barrage project coming up at an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore.

The Advisor directed for close coordination among the executing agencies so that the project which is aimed at beautifying the landscape of Jammu city is completed without further delay.

He said that regular review meetings will be convened to assess the pace of work and early removal of bottlenecks, if any.

The meeting was informed that the pending work on the project would be started soon and necessary directions have been passed to expedite the work on the project for its early commissioning.