JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today chaired a meeting of concerned Deputy Commissioners and officers of NHAI to review the progress of work on the Delhi Amritsar Katra Expressway project and Jammu Ring Road Project.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaishya; Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rakesh Minhas; Deputy Commissioner Samba, Abhishek Sharma; Regional Officer NHAI, Chief Engineer JPDCL, ACR Reasi, Project Directors of NHAI and other concerned officers.
The Div Com thoroughly examined the progress of work on the Delhi-Amritsar Katra Expressway and the Jammu Ring Road Project. It was informed that work was in progress in all executed packages.
The Div Com also reviewed land acquisition and disbursement of compensation. He instructed the concerned Deputy Commissioners to resolve land issues, and bottlenecks if any on priority for the smooth execution of work on prestigious road projects. He also directed them to complete the disbursement of land acquisition compensation in a time-bound manner.
It was informed that most of the land issues have been resolved while the Div Com instructed NHAI officers to stay in regular touch with concerned Deputy Commissioners to resolve minor pending issues. NHAI Officers were asked to expedite the pace of work on the Delhi-Katra expressway for its time-bound completion.
The Div Com took strong note of slow progress on package falls in the Reasi district and instructed the Project Director to engage more men and machinery for expeditious progress.
The Divisional Commissioner stressed the need for the proper maintenance of surfaces where work has been executed to facilitate smooth traffic movement on the National Highway.
While reviewing Ring Road the Div Com directed Chief Engineer JPDCL for early shifting of power line coming in the alignment of the Ring Road project at Jagti.
