JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today took appraisal of the operational preparedness of all the ongoing and completed projects of the Smart City Mission (SCM) here in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu.
The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, H&UDD; Principal Secretary, Finance; Commissioner JMC/SMC besides other concerned officers.
During this meeting, the Chief Secretary asked for insights into the kind of facilities and projects to be made available under SCM at both Srinagar and Jammu. He observed that the facilities and infrastructure being raised under this mission ought to be maintained properly to reap benefits accruing from them continuously.
He told both the CEOs of JSCL and SSCL to look into raising of assets that would make the operation and maintenance of such assets durable and long-lasting. He stressed on working out a model after properly analyzing the recurring expenditure to be made on such projects of public use. He asked to find the resources that would sustain these projects for posterity.
He asked about the list of projects completed under the mission here at Jammu and Srinagar till now and ongoing ones with their anticipated dates of completion. He enquired about the usage of the projects dedicated to the public and the pace of those under execution. He advised them to coordinate with the divisional administration to seek earlier resolution of all the interdepartmental issues affecting their work.
Dulloo asked about the status of the work on the Tawi Riverfront Development and water transport project in Srinagar. He called for the operationalization of IT-based smart traffic management systems like ILTM and ITMS at the earliest. He called for completing all the projects of the mission by their stipulated timelines without fail.
The Chief Secretary was informed by the Principal Secretary, H&UDD, Prashant Goyal that the smart city projects are completed by sharing 50% of revenue each by the Centre and the UT besides arranging funding through PPP and convergence modes.
He further added that the Smart city projects include the creation of many kiosks, VMDs, advertisement decks, commercial spaces, e-buses, parking areas and public utilities that would fetch them revenue through ticketing.
It was also given out that the mission here is in the process of detailing a plan to make the facilities and projects most beneficial and sustainable for the people of the UT for times to come.
