Chairman District Development Council Doda Dhananter Singh Kotwal today asked the Forest and the Executing agencies to resolve the bottlenecks impending construction of road projects taken up in different parts of the district.
He was speaking at a meeting held in the conference hall of the DC office complex to discuss the status of road projects held up due to pending Forest clearances.
The Chairman DDC sought updated details on each project being executed by PMGSY and PWD departments including the status of Joint inspections, uploading of documents on Parvesh Portal etc.
Besides, he also sought reasons for the delay in the Forest clearances in favour of the held up projects. With regard to the projects yet not been uploaded on the Parivesh portal, the Chairman asked the concerned to ensure immediate joint inspections and upload all the requisite documents.
He also directed to follow the forest clearance cases for their timely disposal. The Chairman informed the functionaries that the general public was pinning high hopes from these road projects.
“The construction of these projects is also top priority of the District Development Council and needs special attention” he added. Other council members also asked the departments to explore the possibilities for construction of more roads for the convenience of the general public.
Among others present in the meeting were Vice Chairperson, DDC Sangeeta Rani Bhagat; DDC members, BDC Chairpersons, ADDC Doda, SE PWD, ACR Doda, DFO Bhaderwah, DFO Social Forestry, Ex En PMGSY Doda, Thathri, EX En PWD Doda, and other concerned officials.