Commissioner Secretary Tourism Rigzian Sampheal Tuesday reviewed the status of the projects under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) and the capital expenditure (Capex) Budget 2019-20 at conference hall of directorate of Tourism department here.
The meeting was attended by Director Tourism Kashmir NisarAhmad Wani, Director Tourism Jammu Om Prakash Bhagat, Director Planning TourismParvez Ahmad Kakroo, MD JK Cable Car Corporation Shamim Ahmad Wani, DirectorSher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) Bakhshi Javed Humayunbesides CEOs, ADs and resort officers of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions.
Commissioner Secretary Tourism sought the information on thephysical and financial progress of the projects, asset-wise revenue generationduring 2018-19, details of the projects outsourced, a timeline of thecompletion of the projects sanctioned under PMDP, an official handout said.
While emphasizing on the creation of an eco-friendlyinfrastructure in a time-bound manner, Rigzian Sampheal directed the officersto initiate the tendering process of the approved projects proposed under CapexBudget 2019-20 forthwith, which should be completed by the end of this month.
He stressed on development of wayside facilities en routeall tourist resorts for the comfortable and memorable journey of thetravellers.
The Commissioner Secretary Tourism also directed theofficers to identify 2 kanal of land near main roads for the installation ofbio-toilets.
He also emphasized on outsourcing the assets soon aftertheir completion.