Div Com focuses on utility shifting on Srinagar Semi Ring Road

The meeting deliberated over the responsibility of utility shifting on Srinagar Semi Ring Road.

The responsibility of utility shifting is included in the scope of tender and is to be carried out by the concerned contractor, official sources said.

Further, 23 power transmission towers falling under SRR in Budgam are to be relocated, while two towers in Srinagar, three Towers in Pulwama are also to be relocated, they said.

Moreover, utilities of Irrigation and Flood Control, PHE and PWD which need to be shifted due to SRR were also discussed.

On the occasion, Div Com directed concerned officers to share the KMZ file of utilities with the executing agency so that the identification of spots becomes easy for the contractor to shift the utilities.

He also directed DC Budgam to initiate the process of land acquisition soon after the spots were identified for shifting power towers.

Project Manager NHAI was also ordered to take due care to maintain the course of canals, flood channels, and network of drainage systems so that flood situations do not emerge during summers in future.

He also directed him to construct bridges at various locations on roads being  constructed from Qazigund to Pulwama to avoid inundation by rain water. Div  Com directed him to ensure that past mistakes are not repeated which led to the  flooding in 2014 and meticulously execute the project with concerned  departments.