Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 3: Minister for R&B, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has asked the authorities of Revenue, R&B, Forest and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to settle all the land compensation issues within 10 days and handover the land to the executing agencies for timely completion of prestigious 4-laning of Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
He asked them to keep close liaison with each other to check that no structure is constructed within the fixed distance on newly constructed highway. He also asked the authorities of R&B and Revenue to demolish all those structure, if any, constructed in violation of norms. He said no cabling should be allowed on the roads without proper permission of R&B department.
The directions were passed by the Minister while reviewing the progress of the 4-laning of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at 2nd meeting of the High Level Coordination Committee, constituted by government recently, here this afternoon. Minister of State for R&B, Revenue, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Commissioner Secretary, R&B, Divisional Commissioners, Kashmir/Jammu, Secretary Forest, Secretary Revenue, Secretary (Tech) R&B, Director, NHAI, Chief Engineer, BRO, Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Ramban, Udhampur besides senior officers from Revenue, Forest, project SAMPARK were present on the occasion.
The Minister asked the authorities of NHAI to ensure that the Jammu-Srinagar lifeline will not be affected while implementing the project. He said old roads are often damaged while starting work on new section of highway and asked the concerned authorities to make sure that old roads are repaired and maintained simultaneously as and when required during the construction period.
The meeting was informed that 81 percent work on Chenani-Nashri tunnel has been completed and is targeted to be fully completed by May 2016.
Regarding Udhampur-Chenani section of the project, it was informed that the work on the project has been started and is targeted to be completed by December 2018. 106 structures are required to be demolished on Udhampur-Chenani while 228 structures on Nashri-Ramban portion of the project, the meeting was told. Rs 2168 crore have been earmarked for Ramban-Banihal stretch having 6 major and 21 medium bridges and 152 culverts the meeting was told. On Jammu-Udhampur section, 1962 kanal of land, coming in the project, stands handed over to the executing agencies, the Minister was told.
Z-Morh tunnel on Sringar-Sonamarg road besides Zojla tunnel, Sadhna pass tunnel and Razdan tunnel also came up for the discussion. It was informed that Rs. 2580 crore have been approved by the Central Govt. for Z-Morh tunnel and is expected to be completed by April 2020. The meeting also reviewed the progress of the roads and other projects being executed by BRO besides snow clearance plans.
Earlier, Secretary (Technical) Bimal Tickoo, who is also secretary of HLC gave brief about the working of the Committee. |
