ADDC Anantnag reviews functioning of Jal Shakti Department in the district

ANANTNAG, June 15: The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Wani today reviewed the functioning of Jal Shakti Department in the district.

ADDC said that the Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship program of the Government to provide safe and adequate water supplies through Functional Tap Connections to every household of Rural India.

He said that the officials must ensure regular monitoring to ensure proper quality control in the constructions. He also said that the department must strictly adhere to timelines to ensure that all projects are completed without delay.

The ADDC reviewed the projects being taken up by Jal Shakti, Irrigation as well as Flood Control under NABARD, District CAPEX, Area Development Fund and Languishing. He directed the concerned Executive Engineers to ensure that works related to irrigation are taken up in lean months to avoid inconvenience.

The officers were directed to ensure that any ROW issues should be taken up with the revenue department immediately so they can be resolved at the earliest.

SE Jal Shakti apprised the chair of status of works under execution at present. He said that while some works have already been completed, every effort is being made to complete the works within a stipulated time.

He stressed on interdepartmental coordination to prevent delays and directed the officials to impose penalties where contracting agencies fail to execute the project within stipulated time.

CPO, SE Jal Shakti, Executive Engineers from all divisions including Irrigation and Flood Control as well as subordinate staff from the department were present.