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| HC directs Chief Engineer R&B to appear in person | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 21: The J&K High Court today directed Chief Engineer R&B and project head Ramky to remain present before it during the next hearing.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by civil society Tral, a bench of Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Ali Mohammad Magrey petitioner to file response to a compliance report filed by National Highway Authority of India.
The NHAI said that it has taken all necessary measures for ensuring that the highway from Quzigund to Pantha chowk is made functional and motorable for general public.
The NHAI have taken up the matter with the executing agency for four lanning work of National Highway from Qaigund to Panthachowk, its project director said.
"As per the present status, almost 80% of patching work with Granular Sub Base (GSB)/Wet Mix Macadam (WMM) has been done and the works are in progress," he said.
The bituminous works have been planned subsequently as weather improves and majority of works will be completed by May 31," said the NHAI.
The NHAI also assured the court that it will take every positive step in order to avoid any sort of inconvenience to the general public and for that matter Project of Four lanning of National Highway from Qazigund to Pantha Chowk will be completed as early as possible.
The court has already issued notice to state government, Director General National Authority of India New Delhi, project manager NHAI, Director General BRO as well as Managing Director and project manager Ramky Infrastructure to file reply to the PIL filed by civil society Tral through its general secretary Shabir Ahmad Bhat.
The civil society seeks directions to the respondents for repairing the National Highway from Jammu to Srinagar especially from Banihal to Srinagar and Srinagar to Baramulla.
It also seeks directions commanding the respondents to constitute a team of experts to have physical spot inspection and conduct survey of NH1A and other link roads of Kashmir valley to assess the gravity of dilapidated condition of the roads and submit a detailed report with complete remedial suggestions in a time bound period. It also seeks direction for fixing liability of maintenance of the existing HH1A from Jammu to Srinagar for the purposes of maintenance and development, on war footing basis.
It also seeks directions to authorities including the police to take action against the residents involved in directing the flow of sewage water on the roads throughout the whole state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The civil society also seeks directions to engineer R&B Kashmir and Jammu, asking them to submit a detailed report of the strength of the road guards and coolies born on the establishment of the respondent R&B Department and explain why such employees are paid from the state exchequer when they never work practically to maintain the roads and prevent the damage to the roads. |
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