Chief Secretary B V
R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a high level meeting at the Civil Secretariat,
Srinagar to review the arrangements being made for opening of offices here following the Darbar Move in the first week
of May, 2019. Principal Secretary PD&MD/ Estates Department, Divisional
Commissioner, Kashmir, and other senior officers of the Government participated in the meeting.Chief
Secretary reviewed the arrangements being made to make the Civil Secretariat,
Srinagar ready in time so that offices start
functioning from the first working day itself. He directed the IT
department to ensure that LAN/Internet connections are fully functional by the
time move offices open there.
Chief Secretary also
reviewed the arrangements for residential accommodation of employees. He directed the Estates, PHE, PDD and the
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to
visit the residential colonies and ensure that basic amenities including
portable drinking water and electricity are available besides ensuring proper
upkeep and sanitation in and around
these colonies. He asked Estates Departments to set up additional convenience
facilities in the Civil Secretariat for employees.Chief Secretary also reviewed
status of work on the new apartments for
Government employees being constructed at Pampore.He also instructed the
Estates Department to establish a control room to attend to issues of employees relating to their residential
accommodation at Srinagar.