To ensure strict compliance of timelines of the developmental works started under phase-1 of Punjab Urban Environment Improvement Program and Smart Village Campaign, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori set the target for the officials to complete 183 ongoing projects by January 15, 2021.
Chairing a meeting with all five SDMs, DDLG, and MC officials, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner (D) Vishesh Sarangal, warned that any kind of laxity attitude would not be tolerated at any cost.
Out of 1267 development works worth Rs 70.38 crore, 1084 works complete
He said that 964 developmental works worth Rs 43.16 crore and 303 projects worth Rs 27.22 crore were started under phase-I of Smart Village Campaign and Punjab Urban Environment Improvement Program out of which work on 923 and 161 projects have been finished respectively.
He asked the officers to review the progress of the 183 ongoing works daily and make field visits giving a top priority to completion of works by January 15 and further told them to report him about status by evening every day.
The Deputy Commissioner said most of these ongoing works are regarding laying of sewage pipes and carpeting of the roads in the various areas of the district.
Moreover, he directed them to give due attention towards pushing the works under phase-II of both programs to the execution level.
He said that Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had initiated both the programs to give a major impetus to the overall development of the urban and rural areas of the district.
Ghanshyam Thori said that there is a need to have an elaborate mechanism for the efficient execution and timely completion of the development projects under these schemes for the wellbeing of the people.
He said that execution of the works would be monitored constantly by him and reports would be sent to high-ups accordingly.
On the occasion Sub Divisional Magistrates Rahul Sindhu, Gautam Jain, Dr. Jai Inder Singh, Sanjiv Kumar Sharma, Vineet Kumar, Deputy Director Local Government Darbara Singh, District Development and Panchayat Officer Iqbaljit Singh Sahota, and others were present.