DC Ramban reviews progress on PMGSY projects

RAMBAN, July 15: Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam today reviewed the progress of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), road projects here at a meeting of the functionaries of Ramban and Banihal Divisions.

ACR, Giasul-Haq; Executive Engineer, PMGSY Banihal, Romesh Kumar and other Engineers and contractors attended the meeting.  

The Deputy Commissioner directed the Engineers of both PMGSY Divisions of the district to focus on completion of road projects, particularly which are nearing completion.

He took project wise review of roads and bridges being executed under different phases in PMGSY Division Ramban and Banihal. He directed the department to expedite the pace of work on all projects and resolve the bottlenecks, if any, that may be hindering the pace of the progress.

The DC also reviewed the status of land acquisition and disbursement of land compensation of all PMGSY projects. 

 Earlier, the Engineers apprised the DC about working conditions and bottlenecks hindering the pace of progress. 

Discussing the status of work, the DC directed the Executive Engineer to ensure completion of all projects in prescribed time. He also assured full cooperation of the District Administration for completing all ongoing road and bridge projects in the interest of the general public.

As many as 84 PMGSY projects of a total 650 km length are under execution in the district under different phases.

The DC fixed the target for completion of various road projects in the district. He also directed the Engineers to ensure the quality of construction work.

The concerned Executive Engineer informed that a total 50.7 km road is under execution and 13.7 km has been black topped in PMGSY division Banihal.

Regarding Ramban Division, the Executive Engineer informed that a total 532 km road projects have been executed and all the remaining projects will be completed by the end of October, 2023.