SRINAGAR: To review the physical and financial progress of ongoing works taken up in District Capex Budget 2022-23 under R&B Education, PHE, and Health Sectors in the District, a meeting of concerned Officers was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, here on Friday at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex.
At the outset, the Deputy Commissioner took a sector-wise review of physical targets achieved and expenditures incurred under the R&B, Education, PHE, and Health Departments.
While reviewing the Physical/Financial Status of Health Sector works taken up under District Capex in District, the Deputy Commissioner was apprised that to strengthen and upgrade the healthcare infrastructure in Srinagar CB-Naat Machine costing Rs 30 lakh has been installed at UPHC Nishat, while an upgradation work on the construction of 2nd storey for UPHC Nishat is being executed at an approved cost of Rs 81.50 lakh.
Similarly, the Dc was informed that Rs 34 lakh USG Colour Doppler has also been also installed at District Tuberculosis Centre to provide improved facilities to patients. In addition, HotLine service has been restored at UPHC S. R. Gunj.
Under Aspirational Block Development Programme(ABDP), healthcare facilities have been upgraded in NTPHC Zewan to facilitate the local patients, the DC was informed that Automatic Biochemistry Analyzer, Delivery table with multi para monitor, Baby warmer, etc have been installed in NTPHC Zewan in Khonmoh Block of the District at a cost of Rs 16 lakh.
The DC was further informed that works on the construction of the Building for NTPHC Rakhi Arth has been completed at a cost of Rs 3.83.50 under the State sector and the Hand Over Take Over process has been initiated.
Similarly, work on SDH Chanapora has also been completed at a cost of 2.82 crores and the center is functional.
He was also informed that work is in progress on 2nd phase of UPHC Lalbazar at a cost of Rs 22.50 lakh.
The DC was also given first-hand appraisal about projects taken under NABARD and Languishing scheme and PMDP 2022-23. He was informed that the building for NTPHC Chatterhama has been completed under PMDP at a cost of Rs 88.89 lakh and the process of Handover Takeover has been initiated.
With regard to the Water Supply Scenario of Srinagar, the DC was given a first-hand appraisal of ongoing projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission and it was given out that over 60 percent physical target has been achieved on RS 3.93 crore Aparpora Water Supply scheme, while 80 percent of physical work on Rs 2.00 crore Poshpathri Water Supply scheme has been done so far.
The DC was further informed that Rs 128.26 Saidpora–Darbagh has been completed and other schemes including, Faqir Gujri-Dara, Takiyah Sanghrishi, and Rakhi Zakura have been 95 percent physically completed.
Regarding Rs 3.51 lakh WSS Ahel Chatterhama being executed under NABARD, the Dc was informed that 90 percent of the project target has been achieved and Rs 2.27 crore WSS Augmentation Khimber NRDWP has been completed.
While reviewing the status of the education sector of Srinagar District, the DC was apprised of the physical and financial achievements with regard to Civil Works, Elementary (Non-Construction), Secondary, SAMAGRA, Mid-Day Meals, and Elementary (Construction).
The DC also took a detailed review of expenditure Under the Aspirational Plan and was informed that 5 Smart Kindergarten have been established at a cost of Rs 30 lakh in Block Khonmoh and 2 Smart Kindergarten in Harwan at a cost of Rs 18 lakh.
