DDC Kishtwar reviews the implementation of JJM in the District
Kishtwar,06-02-2023.
District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Dr. Devansh Yadav (IAS) who is the Chairman of District Jal Jeevan Mission Kishtwar today chaired the meeting of all concerned officers to review the progress of the works taken under Jal Jeevan Mission in the district.
The meeting was attended by SDM Chatroo Inderjeet Singh Parihar,DSWO Zubair Ahmed,EXEN Jal Shakti Sunil Sharma,EXEN RnB Ravinder Kumar,EXEN Mechanical Division Kuldeep Kumar,CAO Amjad Hussain Malik,Dy CEO Tirath Lal,AEEs,AEs,JEs of concerned department besides representatives of forest Department.
At the outset,in the meeting it was informed that out of total 129 Water Supply Schemes tendered out so far, 63 projects have got response and 35 works have been started on ground.
The DDC directed the concerned officials to expedite the tendering and evaluation processes besides, allotment of works be ensured within the fixed deadlines. He also impressed upon the officers to maintain the highest level of transparency and accountability in the implementation process and meet the timelines targeted for completion of various tasks
During the meeting DDC also enquired about the bottlenecks being faced by the executing agencies and asked the indenting department to resolve these in time bound manner so that the projected WSS are completed in stipulated time for the benefit of people at large .
Besides, Jal Shakti and Forest Department were asked to work in coordinated and collaborative manner to expedite the forest clearance issues of the tendered works with in a week of time.
DDC also stressed upon the EXEN Jal Shakti to plug in the leakages of water pipeline at various places besides rationalise the water distribution supply in the town and it's adjoining areas promptly.
Various issues like restoration and distribution of water supply in various areas of district including snow bound places of far flung areas of Kishtwar were also discussed in the meeting and necessary directions were given to the concerned officers and officials in this regard.
Relief and Rehabilitation plan under water uplift Schemes in the town of Kishtwar was also discussed in the meeting wherein various deliberations were made.
DDC Kishtwar took status of water testing labs wherein it was informed that out of targeted 18000 tested, 6800 tests have been conducted so far.He stressed to intensify the testing across district to ensure the proper surveillance and management of water bodies.