Developmental works
Recently Chief Secretary, held a meeting of Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to take appraisal of the development works undertaken by the Development Authorities established for Srinagar and Jammu.
He took this occasion to have a broad overview of the development projects undertaken by these authorities in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu.
He took note of the housing and commercial projects developed by them or those in pipeline. He also enquired about the progress achieved in different ongoing projects.
He impressed upon the concerned to create housing infrastructure that is affordable to different sections of the society. He also advised them to create revenue generating assets that are reliable in the long run.
He stressed on augmenting their enforcement activities in association with the respective Municipal Corporations.
He took review of the Master Plans of both the cities and those for other ULBs of the UT. He asked for designation spaces for each activity that are both practical and enforceable on ground. He observed that these Master Plans should be made by utilizing modern technology and taking into consideration the future needs of public.
The meeting also took appraisal of the status of works being executed at Transport Nagar, Narwal and Parimpora, Srinagar. Pertinent to mention here that both these projects are vital for logistics improvement in the respective divisions of the UT.
