Srinagar, May 16: The Jammu & Kashmir Civil Engineers Gazetted Association (J&KCEGA) has expressed gratitude to Government of Jammu & Kashmir for the landmark reorganisation of Jal Shakti Department, describing it as a progressive and institutionally sound reform that will strengthen the departmental structure and improve public service delivery across the UT.
The Association particularly thanked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Minister for Jal Shakti Javed Ahmad Rana, and Additional Chief Secretary, Jal Shakti Department Shaleen Kabra for their leadership and constructive intervention in ensuring that the restructuring process was carried out without disturbing the existing top administrative hierarchy.
J&KCEGA said the reorganisation addresses several long-pending structural and functional requirements of the department and reflects the Government’s commitment towards strengthening the engineering and technical framework of the Jal Shakti sector.
The Association welcomed the creation of the post of Secretary Technical, establishment of a separate Design, Inspection & Quality (DIQ) wing, creation of Superintending Engineer offices for Hydraulic Circle Jammu-II and Hydraulic Circle Bandipora, and formation of six new divisions including Hydraulic Division Gandoh, Hydraulic Division Gurez, Hydraulic Division Tangdar, PHE Division Mendhar, and two Water Quality & Monitoring Divisions for Jammu and Kashmir.
It also appreciated the restructuring of Mechanical Sub-Divisions, creation of 43 posts through rationalisation, encadrement of 10 posts, reassignment of 137 posts, and revision in Deputation Reserve and Leave Reserve provisions, terming these measures important for better manpower planning, field implementation and institutional efficiency.
The Association further expressed satisfaction over the continued regularisation process in the Jal Shakti Department, while observing that a similar process is still missing in the R&B Department. It hoped the Government would take steps to address the issue in the interest of engineers and administrative efficiency.