District Development Commissioner, Mohammad Aijaz today convened a high level meeting with the officers and representatives of construction companies of National Highway projects operating in the district.The meeting was attended by SSP, Mohan Lal, SSP Traffic Sanjay Bhagat, ADC, Angrez Singh Rana, PD NHAI Jammu M.T Attarde and representatives of the companies IL&FS, HCC, GAMMON India, Navayuga besides other officers.Taking into account importance of prestigious four lane work, DC issued instructions to the companies engaged on job for removing all bottlenecks on National Highway. He said that the public is being affected at large due to lack of proper maintenance of National Highway by the companies in their respective areas. He directed the concerned authorities to ensure smooth and safer passage of traffic by maintaining drainages besides ensuring proper maintenance of NH1A at all crucial places from Patnitop to Jawahar tunnel.Various measures being taken up by the construction companies in this connection were also discussed in the meeting. Besides, critical bottlenecks were identified at Dhalwas, Perah, Kunfer, Karol ,Mehar, Seri, Batery Chashma, Digdole, Panthyal, Ramsoo and Hingni and deadline has been fixed for taking immediate necessary action to remove the same. The DDC asked the NHAI to ensure start of protection work on the sites of unsafe towers due to earth cutting and shifting of transmission line’s towers on priority basis so that work on four laning project is not delayed. He also directed all construction companies’ for construction of toilet complex at identified places for public convenience along national highway.