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| ‘Satellite cities must, to address futuristic civic needs’ | | Task Force to speed up work on Srinagar roads: Omar | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, MARCH 25 – Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has set up a Task Force, headed by Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Ali Mohammad Sagar, for acquisition of land and structures and to facilitate removal of other bottlenecks in the construction, up-gradation and improvement of ongoing road construction projects in Srinagar city, particularly Syed Meerak Shah and Khanyar-Zadibal-Pandach (KZP) roads.
Chief Minister was reviewing progress of these road projects at a high-level meeting here. The meeting was also attended by Mr Sagar.
Omar said at the meeting that the expansion of twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu called for a holistic and integrated approach to address the civic demands, upgrading basic amenities and managing traffic and transport. “A scientific approach is required to be taken to address all issues that have crept in by unbalanced growth and extension of cities during last many years”, he said, adding a policy to correct the wrongs and accommodate justified demands should be put into place to manage the affairs of providing basic amenities to the citizens. “We have to think of satellite cities for Srinagar and Jammu to accommodate the futuristic civic requirements and the growth of population and economic activities”, he added.
While executing road projects, a realistic approach should be adopted for providing compensation to the affected even as their rehabilitation should be a priority, Chief Minister told R&B Department while laying stress for speedy clearance of land and property acquisition cases. A separate Collector will be exclusively provided for Syed Mirakshah road so that compensation cases could be cleared within shortest possible time and work on road projects is carried forward meticulously.
Earlier, Sagar highlighted the need for early completion of various road projects launched in the city some years back. He said the work on various such projects in Srinagar has either come to the standstill or is going at a snail’s pace. “The need of hour is that the work on these projects is accelerated to complete these in shortest possible time”, Mr. Sagar said, adding ample funds are already available for such projects and there is a need to put in efforts by the concerned agencies to speed up the work.
The meeting among others was attended by Financial Commissioner, Planning and Development, S. L. Bhat, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Commissioner/Secretary, Finance, Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey, Commissioner/ Secretary, R&B, Mr. Mehboob Iqbal, Commissioner/Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Ms Naseema Lanker and Chief Engineer, R&B, Kashmir, Mohammad Shafi Mir.
CE R&B gave detailed status of these road projects and said that Syed Meerak Shah Road Project from Dalgate to Zakura wass being executed in seven sectors namely Dalgate-Kohnakhan, Kohnakhan-Rainawari, Rainawari-Saidakadal, Saidakadal-Ashaibagh, Ashaibagh-Hazratbal, Hazratbal-Habak and Habak to Zakura Crossing.
He said Rs 55 crore have been released to R&B Department for the construction of this road project.
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