Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Feb 27: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer today visited Sunderbani subdivision of Rajouri district and took stock of the progress on NH144A here in a meeting of the concerned officers.
Officers who attended the meeting included DC Rajouri, Vikas Kundal; Col KR J Reddy, CDR 31 BRTF; ADC Sunderbani, Vinod Kumar; SE PWD, Nissar Ahmed Pandit; Maj. ManjuNath, OC 58 RCC and Maj Vivekanad, OC 57 RCC.
Speaking at the meeting, the Div Com directed the concerned officers to mobilize men and machinery to ensure that the work on the project was completed within the already set deadline. He also stressed on timely payment of compensation and structures to the rightful claimants.
Taking note of the poor maintenance of the existing Highway, the Div Com asked the BRO officers to take effective measures in this regard and make the road traffic worthy for the convenience of the commuters.
For timely clearance of the developmental bottlenecks, the Div Com asked to maintain interdepartmental coordination and hold regular meetings to sort out issues, if any.
The Div Com said that as per the directions of Office of the Lieutenant Governor all the development projects are to be expedited for their timely completion.
Later, the Div Com visited village Thandapanii and met with the public deputations and listened to their issues. He assured the public that their genuine concerns would be redressed on priority.
Dr Langer also directed the concerned officers from BRO to resolve the issues at village Thandapani timely by taking the public in confidence so that the progress on the project doesn’t suffer.