SRINAGAR: Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M) J&K, Dr. Arvind Karwani, during this week, inspected under-construction transit accommodation sites for PM Package Employees at North, Central, and South Kashmir.
During the inspections, Dr Karwani was accompanied by senior officers from the district administration and line departments.
While interacting with the site engineers at the construction sites, he emphasized on achievement of targets in a time bound manner before the onset of winters. He particularly underlined on the importance of early completion of allied works like boundary wall, internal roads and basic amenities at the sites, so that the possession of allotted quarters can be handed over to the employees at the earliest, as per the criterion laid down by the Government. He enjoined upon the engineers to ensure quality of the works, strictly as per the approved DPR.
Dr Karwani also interacted with PM package employees at Baramulla, Kupwara, Srinagar, Budgam and Anantnag and gave a patient hearing to their demands, particularly related to the allotment of quarters, basic amenities like water supply, power supply, sanitation, education and recreation facilities for children. He assured them that all of these demands will be addressed promptly.
Pertinently, 6000 quarters at 20 different locations across the Kashmir valley under PMDP programme are being constructed for PM Package employees, out of which about 3500 stand constructed.