Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today took appraisal of the operational preparedness of all the ongoing and completed projects of the Smart City Mission (SCM) here in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, H&UDD; Principal Secretary, Finance; Commissioner JMC/SMC besides other concerned officers.
During this meeting the Chief Secretary asked for insights into the kind of facilities and projects to be made available under SCM at both Srinagar and Jammu. He observed that the facilities and infrastructure being raised under this mission ought to be maintained properly for reaping benefits accruing from them continuously.
He told both the CEOs of JSCL and SSCL to look into raising of assets that would make the operation and maintenance of such assets durable and long lasting. He stressed on working out a model after properly analyzing the recurring expenditure to be made on such projects of public use. He asked for finding the resources that would sustain these projects for posterity.
