• Directs timely completion of ongoing works

KULGAM: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam, Athar Aamir Khan today convened a meeting to take stock of the physical and financial achievements made under District Capex 2024-25. During the meeting, it was informed that out of 2600 approved works 1500 works have been completed physically by the end of December.

DDC took a detailed review of progress achieved in each department including RDD, Health, Education, R&B, PDD, PHE & Agriculture allied departments. It was given out in the meeting that in the RDD department alone as many as 1220 works were taken up out of which 920 stands were completed by the end of December. The DDC directed the concerned executing agencies to ensure that the implementation of all the works on ground is expedited so that they are completed at the earliest.

While reviewing the progress of ongoing works, the DC instructed concerned officers to ensure quality work under each category is ensured so that the desired outcome is realized. He stressed to utilize the working season properly to complete projects well in time by spending all the released money. It will minimize the last month's rush to treasury billing, DDC added.

Officers were stressed to put in best efforts for maximum and optimum utilization of funds under different schemes so that no released expenditure would be surrendered. He also urged the concerned to work vigorously and put extra efforts to achieve the desired results by the end of February. The meeting was attended by  SE R&B, ACP, JDP, ACD, Executing Engineers from R&B, REW, CEO, CMO, all BDO's and other District Officers.

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