Baramulla, July 14: In connection with the road widening of Narbal-Uri stretch of National Highway, District Development Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the pace and position of the work.
Pertinent to mention that the road widening plan of National Highway comprises 4 lanning from Narbal-Baramulla stretch and 2 lanning form Baramulla-Uri stretch. The proposal also contains two Byepasses at Pattan upto Palhallan and at Kanispora from Kanispora to Khanpora.
On the ocassion, DC took a detailed appraisal of various aspects during which he was informed that Joint Survey has already been completed by BRO and Revenue authorities. It was further informed that preliminary revenue papers as per the requisite alignment and other necessities have also been completed by the concerned authorities.
Speaking on the ocassion, DC exhorted upon the concerned agencies to speed up the pace of work and sort out bottlenecks, if any so that work is completed within the specific time period. He also directed to work in coordination and cohesion and stressed to mobilize additional men and machinery for achieving desired results. Moreover, DC emphasized to take into consideration all the related SOPs and guidelines pertaining to COVID-19, especially using face masks and maintaining social distancing at the project/working sites so that any kind of eventuality is averted.
