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| First day as CS: | | Not only facelift, Kundal to replace lift | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 1
BR Kundal may have worked in the civil secretariat –of and on –for 30 years but on the day one as Chief Secretary he pointed out the hanging wiring system, disarrayed electricity supply and a lift which is not secure enough.
A day after formally taking over as the Chief Secretary, Kundal today chaired a high level meeting with the officers and called for gearing up the official machinery so that the Civil Secretariat is made fully functional by next Monday.
Expressing concern over the dilapidated condition of electric wiring in the Secretariate, the Chief Engineer PDD was asked to come up with a proposal to repair the existing wiring and electric generators for better execution of official business. The old lifts would also be replaced by new ones in double shifts.
For the general convenience of the public, it was decided that the visiting hours for the public will be from 2 p.m. onwards during which the officers will ensure their availability for attending to public grievances. Regarding the lack of waiting facilities for the public, it was decided that chairs attached to the walls will be installed for them and this arrangement will be worked out on the ground floor in the first phase.
Meanwhile, the Chief Secretary asked for convening a meeting of officers of the advanced party so that there is smooth transition of offices from Srinagar to Jammu. Calling for taking urgent repair and renovation work, Mr. Kundal impressed upon the Director Estates to ensure that proper seating arrangements are made for the various officers/ officials so that there is no unnecessary confusion. It was informed that with the relocation of J&K Bank and Treasury lodged inside the Secretariate, additional space would be available for accommodating the staff. Mr. Kundal asked for keeping a provision of two to three additional rooms for accommodating new officers posted or transferred.
The meeting was apprised that a total of 3035 residential sets, 115 TRC rooms, hotel for ladies and a Kashmir loge for IV class employees are available with the government to house the move employees where repair, renovation and white washing is in full swing. Stressing for ensuring availability of basic facilities of drinking water, electricity and cooking gas to the employees, Mr. Kundal asked the Chief Engineer PHE to check the water storage tanks in government accommodations for the possibility of water contamination due to non usage for last 6 months.
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Amidst signs of peace, three ultras dead on LoC,
Jammu, Nov 1: As the process of troop relocation begins in Kashmir marking the signs of 'improvement in security situation', three militants were today killed at the Line of Control while they were making an infiltration bid.
The Indian Army killed three infiltrating militants in two separate encounters on the Line of Control in north Kashmir Kupwara border district on Thursday.
A defence spokesman in Srinagar said two heavily armed groups of infiltrating militants were challenged by the army in the Machil and Keran sectors of the LOC in Kupwara district Thursday morning.
"So far, two infiltrators have been killed in the Machil sector while one was killed in the Keran sector. The operation is still on," Col. Manjinder Singh, spokesman of 15 Corps told rediff.com.
A senior police officer here said infiltration attempts are sped up by the militants each year around autumn before the closure of the mountain passes due to the heavy snowfall along the LOC.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister AK Antony today said in Delhi that India is adopting a step-by-step approach on restoring normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. 'The government is following a step-by-step approach on restoring normalcy in Kashmir,' he told officials here about his visit to the state Saturday, his third after assuming office last October.
Among the steps being taken are vacation of school buildings and other properties currently occupied by the security forces and paying higher compensation for those that are retained.
Steps are also being taken to contain human rights violations.
'These steps have been welcomed by all political parties, including the (ruling coalition partner) Peoples Democratic Party and the (opposition) National Conference,' Antony said.
'The momentum will be maintained. We are keeping a close watch and will review the situation from time to time,' he added.
The Indian Army has been fighting an 18-year-old insurgency in Kashmir that New Delhi blames on Pakistan. Islamabad denies the charge.
Kashmir's all political parties, barring the ruling Congress, have demanded troops withdrawal from the state as violence levels have fallen.
Antony has repeatedly said he would go by the army's recommendations on this.
As recently as Saturday, Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor said the time was not ripe for reducing force levels in Kashmir.
During his day-long visit to Srinagar on Saturday, Antony reviewed the ground situation with top civil and military officials. |
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