DC Kathua reviews progress of JJM schemes

KATHUA July 24: Deputy Commissioner Kathua Rakesh Minhas today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the progress achieved under flagship Jal Jeevan Mission in the district.

 At the outset, Superintendent Engineer Hydraulic R. K Gupta apprised the Deputy Commissioner about the financial and physical progress achieved under the Mission.

 The SE apprised the meeting that out of 299 approved schemes, 152 works have been completed so far. It was further given out in the meeting that scope of constructing Dugwells will be explored at 44 identified sites where water table is found to be low.

Regarding the construction of Over Head tanks, it was informed that out of 171 OHTs, works for 159 have been allotted.

The DC directed SE Hydraulic to prioritize the works taken up under JJM so that all the schemes can be completed within the set timeline.

 To ensure uninterrupted execution of works, the DC stressed on obtaining clearances from the Forest department prior to initiation of the works. He also called for meeting the codal formalities so as to facilitate easy approval from the PARIVESH portal.     

Underlining the need for quality asset creation within set timelines, the DC called upon the engineers to take PRIs on board for proper monitoring of the assets being created in their respective areas. He further called for speeding up the works to rule out any chance of carrying forward any financial liabilities.

 While interacting with the Contractors executing the JJM works, the DC laid thrust on removing bottlenecks, ruling out any scope of inordinate delay to ensure timeline completion.

 ADDC Kathua, Ankur Mahajan; XEN PHE, Vikram Dogra; Chief Planning Officer, Uttam Singh; ACD Kishore Singh Katoch; CMO and other concerned officers attended the meeting.