KISHTWAR: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, along with Senior Superintendent of Police Naresh Singh today conducted an on-site inspection of the Kuntwara–Ohli Road in Block Drabshalla to review the progress of ongoing works.
The visit was necessitated in view of the connectivity issues being faced by the residents of Kuntwara following the submergence of the bridge constructed by the Rattle Power Project authorities.
During the inspection, the Executive Engineer PMGSY apprised the Deputy Commissioner that out of the 29 km sanctioned length of the Kuntwara–Ohli Road, nearly 26 km has been completed, with only 1.1 km in Part-I and 2.0 km in Part-II are pending.
The incomplete stretch of 1.1 km in Part-I falls in the 5th km of the Kandani–Ohli Road, and once executed, full connectivity to the Kuntwara area will be restored.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the Executive Engineer PMGSY and the contractor’s representative to immediately mobilize resources, commence work simultaneously from both ends of the pending stretch at Km 5, and ensure its completion within one month.
He further warned that any delay or lapse would attract strict accountability, while emphasizing that the restoration of all-weather connectivity to Kuntwara is of paramount importance.
The DC was accompanied by Tehsildar Drabshalla Irshad Ahmed Sheikh, Executive Engineer PMGSY Kishtwar Rajesh Sharma and other senior officers.