Jammu, Dec 12: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday asked for insights into the kind of facilities and projects to be made available under Smart City Mission (SCM) at both Srinagar and Jammu. He said the facilities and infrastructure being raised under this mission ought to be maintained properly to reap benefits accruing from them continuously.
Taking appraisal of the operational preparedness of all the ongoing and completed projects of the Smart City Mission in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu, the Chief Secretary told both the CEOs of JSCL and SSCL to look into raising assets that would make the operation and maintenance of such assets durable and long-lasting. He called for working out a model after properly analyzing the recurring expenditure to be made on such projects of public use. He asked to find the resources that would sustain these projects for posterity.
The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, H&UDD; Principal Secretary, Finance; Commissioner JMC/SMC besides other concerned officers.
Dulloo asked about the list of projects completed under the mission here at Jammu and Srinagar till now and ongoing ones with their anticipated dates of completion. He enquired about the usage of the projects dedicated to the public and the pace of those under execution. The CS advised them to coordinate with the divisional administration to seek earlier resolution of all the interdepartmental issues affecting their work.
The Chief Secretary sought the status of the work on the Tawi Riverfront Development and water transport project in Srinagar. He called for operationalization of IT-based smart traffic management systems like ILTM and ITMS at the earliest. He directed the officials to complete all the projects of the mission by their stipulated timelines without fail.
Atal Dulloo was informed by the Principal Secretary, H&UDD, Prashant Goyal that the smart city projects are completed by sharing 50% of revenue each by the Centre and the UT besides arranging funding through PPP and convergence modes. He said the Smart city projects include the creation of many kiosks, VMDs, advertisement decks, commercial spaces, e-buses, parking areas and public utilities that would fetch them revenue through ticketing.
It was also informed that the mission here is in the process of detailing a plan to make the facilities and projects most beneficial and sustainable for the people of the UT for times to come.
