Shekhawat for early completion of existing projects
23/01/2020
JAMMU, JAN 22: Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today E-inaugurated 42 Water Supply Schemes (WSS) completed at an estimated cost of Rs 73.86 crore.
The WSS will cater to 2.32 lakh people and provide drinking water to 46400 functional household tap connections (FHTC) of six districts of JK which include Baramulla, Kulgam, Anantnag, Poonch, Kathua and Jammu.
Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir B. V. R. Subrahmanyam; Commiss ioner (SPR) Department of Water Resources, RD&GR, K. Vohra; Additional Secretary PHE, I& FC Department, J&K, Pankaj Magotra; Chief Engineer, PHE Jammu, Dr. Sanjeev Kr Chadha, CE I&FC Kashmir, M.M Shahnawaz; CE PHE Department Kashmir, Abdul Wahid; Executive Director, JKSPDC, Arun Kishore Raina; Chief Wildlife Warden, J&K, Suresh Gupta; Chief Engineer IBO, Chandigarh, Shiv Nandan Kumar; Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K, Dr. Mohit Gera; Chief Engineer, I&FC/RTIC Department Jammu, Ashok Sharma; Director (W/Q) Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ajay Kumar; Director (Plg) PHE, I&FC Department, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat besides representatives of WAPCOS and other senior officials attended the meeting.
The Minister reviewed overall functioning of the department and deliberated on the strategy for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and centrally sponsored Schemes in Jammu and Kashmir.
Commissioner Secretary, PHE& I&FC Ajit Kumar Sahu, briefed that the department is working hard to connect each and every household of JK with FHTC by December 2021 against the national target of 2024. For this, a three phased strategy has been devised to achieve objectives under this initiative with Phase I aimed for completion by June 2020.
Elaborating on Phase I, Sahu said that seven districts including four in Kashmir division namely Srinagar, Ganderbal, Shopian, Pulwama and three in Jammu division namely Reasi, Poonch and Samba, besides 52 additional blocks from other districts, will be taken up for cent percent coverage to ensure FHTC by June 2020.
While reviewing the National Projects, the Minister assured full support for the projects. Threadbare discussions were held regarding removing of bottlenecks, maintaining quality assessment and early completion of such projects, which include Ujh multipurpose project, Shahpurkandi Dam, comprehensive Flood management works on River Jhelum, improvement and strengthening of main Ravi and Tawi canals, Flood management and anti-erosion measures along river Chenab, construction of protection works on most vulnerable spots downstream Akhnoor bridge and others.
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