Pulwama: The long-pending issue concerning the construction of the Mini Secretariat at Tral has been resolved, with the tender for the project scheduled to be issued within seven days, Deputy Commissioner Pulwama K.K. Sidha said on Friday.
The project had remained pending since 2017. The Deputy Commissioner said the execution of work would commence after the tendering process is completed.
Sidha was chairing a comprehensive review meeting of Sub-Division Tral to assess the physical and financial progress of developmental works and review sector-wise performance under various government schemes.
The meeting was attended by MLA Tral Rafiq Ahmad Naik, Additional Deputy Commissioner Tral Sajid Yehaya Naqash, Chief Planning Officer Pulwama Aashiq Khanday, besides Assistant Commissioner Development, Chief Education Officer, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Block Medical Officers, Tehsildars, Executive Engineers and other concerned officers.
During the meeting, officers presented block-wise and sector-wise progress reports of works being executed under the District Capex Budget, Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and other schemes. The review covered completed, ongoing and pending projects, financial achievements, tendering status and issues requiring administrative intervention.
Reviewing the progress of CDF works, the Deputy Commissioner directed the concerned officers to remove bottlenecks, expedite the preparation of pending estimates and secure administrative approvals to facilitate early tendering and timely completion of projects.
He also stressed the need for physical verification and certification of completed works and directed the Assistant Commissioner Development to update the status of projects on the e-Nigrani portal.
The officers were further asked to undertake proper field assessments and reconcile discrepancies in Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) to ensure that proposed works correspond to actual requirements on the ground.
MLA Tral Rafiq Ahmad Naik highlighted various developmental concerns and constituency-level priorities during the meeting. These included deficiencies in the power infrastructure, requirements for additional transformers and other pending works requiring administrative approvals.
The Deputy Commissioner assured necessary intervention and directed the concerned departments to address the issues on priority.
A detailed review was also conducted of the functioning and developmental progress of the Power Development Department (PDD), Roads and Buildings (R&B), Health, Education, Jal Shakti, Irrigation and Flood Control, National AYUSH Mission, Rural Development, Social Forestry, Forest and Wildlife, and flood restoration sectors.
The officers concerned briefed the meeting about achievements, ongoing projects and pending issues in their respective departments. Sidha directed them to complete pending works, expedite the processing of priority DPRs and ensure proper examination of proposed projects.
Reviewing winter preparedness, the Deputy Commissioner directed all departments to keep available machinery and manpower in readiness to deal with any eventuality during the winter season.
He also asked the Fire and Emergency Services Department to pursue the replacement of its old vehicle and establishment of a dedicated landline facility to improve its operational functioning.
The Executive Officer of Municipal Committee Tral was directed to shift roadside vendors to designated vending spaces to ensure better regulation of roadside activity.
Concluding the meeting, Sidha stressed coordinated functioning among departments, timely completion of developmental projects and prompt resolution of public grievances. He directed officers to closely monitor ongoing works, expedite pending clearances and accord priority to public-centric projects and winter preparedness.