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AC nods to SWM facility in Jmu, other decisions

May 6, 2022

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The Administrative Council on Thursday accorded administrative approval for establishment of an integrated solid waste management facility at Bandhu-Rakh.

The administrative approval has been approved for setting up 125 TPD Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) facility for zone-III of Jammu Municipal Corporation in the Bandhu-Rakh area.

The project will be taken up on PPP mode for a 20 years concession period at an estimated cost of Rs.250.46 crore.

Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.

In another decision the Administrative Council approved the proposal of the Public Works (R&B) Department to delegate the authority to provide technical sanctions to projects among various senior engineers posted in sister agencies of the Public Works (R&B) Department on deputation basis.

Currently, the power to grant technical sanctions for various projects vests entirely with the officers and engineers posted in the Public Works (R&B) Department, which exponentially increases the workload in the Department and consequently leads to avoidable delays in project execution. Accord of Technical Sanction involves careful analysis of specifications, cost estimates as well as feasibility studies.

Pertinently, the GFR 2017 provides that no works are to be commenced or liability incurred without obtaining proper Administrative Approval and Technical Sanction by competent authority.

The Administrative Council however, also approved the adoption of Jammu and Kashmir Road Classification & Road Gazette- 2022.

The Jammu and Kashmir Road Classification & Road Gazette-2022 will guide the effective management of road infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir through a systematic documentation of roads.

The Road Gazette will serve as an inventory of all roads in the Union Territory besides serving the Department in prioritization of up-gradation works and planning future infrastructure. The Road Gazette will guide the Department in achieving its endeavor to bring uniformity, transparency and accountability in the functioning of the Department.

Earlier, the Department has introduced J&K PWD Engineering Manual 2021 last year and more recently Bridge and Macadamization Manuals to provide standard guidelines for framing proposals, estimation, standardization of bidding documents and ensuring quality control in works, in accordance with the latest practices in the field