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| CS reviews progress of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 15: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Tuesday reviewed the progress of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link Project that will connect Kashmir valley with the rest of the country through a year-round-all-weather railway link here at a meeting.
The meeting was informed that the project to connect Kashmir valley with a railway line is progressing as per its schedule. Currently, the executing agency has fully utilized the extraction potential of sand and aggregate material in the allocated mines under its Short Term Permit-the supply of which needs augmentation from other mines.
The Chief Secretary said that the Mining Department has recently streamlined the process of lease of mines in J&K and consequently, the supply of construction material will improve in the coming weeks.
Further, to ensure the uninterrupted supply of construction material, the Mining Department and Deputy Commissioners were asked to regularly monitor the extraction from leased mines, besides resolving the bottlenecks in a time-bound manner.
Regarding the land requirement for the project, it was informed that 99 percent of the land has been acquired/handed over to the executing agency and the civil works are advancing smoothly.
Deputy Commissioners were asked to resolve all pending issues by 15.01.2021.
Other issues regarding the launch of Vistadome by Northern Railways, introducing shuttle services between Banihal and Udhampur and running of local passenger trains between Katra and Kathua were also discussed.
The Chief Secretary also appreciated the prompt response of Northern Railways during COVID-19 lockdown and their joint efforts with the Government of J&K in providing smooth and hassle-free travel to labour/workforce through the special 'Shramik' trains. |
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