Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC Kargil, Aga Syed Abbas Razvi today visited Drass Subdivision and took assesment of snow clearance work on Zo-Jila pass and also visited the Northern portal of Zojila Tunnel.
Aga Syed Abbas took assesment of the snow clearnce work on the national highway and interacted with the ground zero workers and technicians. He applauded them for their relentless services and dedication in the clearing the highway amid of the harch climatic conditions and heavy snowfall.
The Acting CEC said that the apart from the assessment of development works on the Zojila Pass the purpose of the visit was to meet the ground zero workers, understand their problems and to do appreciate their endeavours.
Aga Abbas Razvi also visited the northern portal of Zojila Tunnel where he was Informed by the concerned officers that 1100 metres of tunnel has been digged from the side and ground staff and Engineering wing are working dedicatedly to carry on the construction works amid of the climatic constraints. Further the shaft work on the tunnel will be started by March of this year. He congratulated the concerned officers of NHIDCL and MIEL for carrying the construction of tunnel works smoothly.
Aga Abbas was informed by the concerned officer of 55 RCC Project VIJAYAK that till point 108 kms highway is accessible for vehichuler activities further all efforts from the both sides of the Zojila Pass are being done in order to reopen the Zojila pass at the earliest.
The Acting CEC also interacted with the labourers and listened to their demands and assured of necessary redressal.
Aga Abbas Razvi felicitated the concerned officials of Project VIJAYAK, NHIDCL and Ladakh Police with traditional Khataks and presented soveniour among the ground Zero workers as a token of appreciation.
The Acting CEC was accompanied by Superintending Engineer Mechanical Division Ladakh Om Prakash, SDM Drass Anwar Hussain, General Manager NHIDCL Kargil Colonel K. Shiv Kumar, OC 55 RCC Project VIJAYAK Satyam Kumar Rathod, SHO Drass Fazil Abbas Turtuki and other concerned officers.
