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Rs 200 Cr
allotted to PWD as the 1st tranche
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Srinagar: In a
significant move aimed at improving road conditions and giving major relief to
the public, the Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, announced the launch of a
Macadamisation Program for roads across the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
The announcement comes in the
backdrop of grievances relating to poor condition of roads and the problems
connected thereto, presented before the Lieutenant Governor during his tours as
a part of his outreach programme. Following a detailed discussion with his Advisors,
the Lieutenant Governor approved a program for 100% macadamisation of all roads
in J&K including 11,000 kms of fair-weather roads.
A Committee comprising of the
Financial Commissioner (Finance), Principal Secretary (PW(R&B)), Secretary
(Planning) and Secretary (Rural Development) has been constituted which will
prepare a roadmap and a financing plan for ensuring 100% macadamisation of all
roads in Jammu & Kashmir in a time bound manner. The Committee has been
directed to submit its report by 10.08.2020
In the meanwhile, the
Lieutenant Governor announced a release of Rs 200 Crores to the Public Works
Department as the first tranche so that the macadamisation work on priority
roads can commence.
Prioritization of roads for
macadamisation work will be done by a Committee at the District level, chaired
by the Deputy Commissioner with the Executive Engineer, PWD and ACD as its
members. The prioritization criteria will include, when a road was last
macadamized, whether it was part of the grievances presented before Lieutenant
Governor during his outreach tours, the present quality of the road and other
similar factors.
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