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Div Com reviews progress of Rs. 202 Crore spent for land acquistion in Pulwama and Anantnag.

Anantnag, 21.11.2011

Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon reviewed the progress of land acquisition of National Highway and Railways in a high level meeting chaired by him. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commisisoner Anantnag, Kifayat Hussain Rizvi, Deputy Commisioner Pulwama, Shafaat Noor, Chief Engineer R&B Mushtaq Ahmed, Chief Engineer EM&RE Mohammed Muzaffar Mattu, Asstt Commissioner (Central) Munir-ul-Islam and senior representatives from Northern Railways, IRCON, Project Beacon, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), PHE, BSNL, Horticulture, Sericulture, Irrigation & Flood Control Depttand implementating agencies M/s Ramkese and M/s Navyug.

It was informed that Rs 138 Crore has been spent on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and Rs 68 Crore on the Kishtwar-Simthen Road. The stretch from Vailu (Kokernag) to Anantnag is complete, except for some impediments in Anantnag town, which will be cleared in a week’s time. The bridge at Hillard is also complete and is likely to be inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister soon.

Div Com directed that the estimates for shifting of utilities should be furnished within a period of one week and the work should be completed within one month from the release of funds by the Government. It was also informed that Rs 124 crores are required for land acquisition in Pulwama district. Div Com also took stock of the work on the railway project and expressed his satisfaction on the progress. It He inspected the railway tunnel which has been connected and work is in full swing.

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