Srinagar, Nov 30: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday undertook a visit to the TengporaBemina area of the city to oversee the progress of works being carried out on several major development projects including Animal Birth Control & Anti Rabies Centre, Slaughter House Alochibagh, STP Tengpora and 150 MVA GIS Power Sub Station Alochibagh.
The DC was accompanied by Chief Planning Officer Srinagar, Mohammad Yaseen Lone, Joint Commissioner Works, SMC, Rajindra Singh, Executive Engineer, JKPCC and others concerned.
While reviewing the progress of work on the Animal Birth Control Centre at Tengpora being constructed for Rs 1.43 crore with all the modern facilities, the DC was apprised that the Centre is having the capacity of conducting 60 sterilization surgeries in a day, will also house an Anti-Rabies Vaccination Centre,
the DC was informed that the project is near completion and over 90 percent of work on the Sterilization cum Vaccination Centre has been completed and the remaining work is going ata faster pace.
The DC asks the concerned Officers to expedite the works on the Administrative block, Operation theatre, and procurement of surgical equipment with OT table, besides works for the construction of walkways, greenspace and allied face lifting works.
At Alochibagh, the DC inspected the works on the proposed Modern Sheep Abattoir (Slaughter House) for Rs 24.52 crore.
At the site, the DC was given a detailed appraisal that the process for hiring a consultancy is in progress and accordingly work shall commence establishing a modern abattoir facility.
Similarly, the DC took stock of the work being executed on the Alochibagh-Tengpora STP under construction at Rs 12.7 crore to strengthen the drainage/sewerage network system in the area.
Later, he DC inspected the ongoing work on Rs 8 crore 150 MVA GIS Power Sub Station at Alochibagh which is nearing completion.
On the occasion, the DC asked the concerned to work in double shifts to complete the remaining part of the project to further improve the power supply in areas of Rajbagh, Padshahibagh, Alochibagh, Jawahar Nagar, Exhibition, Silk factory, Tengpora and other adjoining areas to be catered by the GIS Sub-Station.
