Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon chaired a review meeting of various departments on March 1 to assess their physical and financial progress.

The meeting was attended by the Superintending Engineer PWD (R&B), Divisional Forest Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, District Youth Services and Sports Officer and Project Director KREDA, along with other concerned officers.

During the meeting, Superintending Engineer PWD (R&B) informed the CEC that significant progress has been made in various areas: approximately 98.33% progress in road infrastructure, 99.52% in bridge construction, and 98.00% in building infrastructure. He also informed that the remaining expenditures would be booked at the earliest.

The Chief Medical Officer, Kargil briefed the CEC that the health department’s infrastructure development has reached a commendable milestone, with a total progress of 80% achieved to date.

The Divisional Forest Officer of Kargil reported significant progress in the CAPEX budget, with approximately 82% completion achieved thus far. Furthermore, he anticipates reaching 88% progress by the conclusion of the last working season of this financial year. He also informed the CEC that the focus of next year's plan would be on afforestation with approximately 65 locations identified for the plantation of 500,000 plants.

Project Director KREDA informed the CEC that the department has achieved nearly 100% progress across various projects. The project director was directed to relocate the approach road to Sangrah project and reinforce existing KREDA projects, given the department's effective functioning within the district. 

The Project Director also appealed to CEC Dr Jaffer to allocate additional funds in the next financial year specifically for the maintenance of projects under KREDA.

Similarly, the District Youth Services and Sports Officer apprised the CEC that approximately 85% progress had been accomplished in infrastructure and building construction. He assured that arrangements are underway to allocate the remaining expenditures promptly.

CEC Dr Jaffer stressed the importance of promoting sports with potential for athletes to compete at national and international platforms, mentioning sports like ice hockey, taekwondo and modern archery.

The concerned officers from ITI, polytechnic and the labour department also reported their progress to CEC Kargil.

The CEC expressed appreciation for the officers' diligent execution of works within the designated timelines. He emphasized the importance of expediting expenditure bookings to maximize project progress. He further directed the officers to adequately prepare for the forthcoming general council meeting and to thoroughly review the plans submitted by councillors for the next working season and prioritize public works accordingly.