Chief Secretary, B V R Subramanyam today laid foundation ofseveral developmental projects in Jammu which include multipurpose sportscomplex, green avenue at Bhagwati Nagar, DC office complex, 2.5 km road linkfrom 4th bridge Bhagwati Nagar to the new Sports complex.
The foundation laying ceremony was attended by FinancialCommissioner Revenue, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary, Industries andCommerce, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma,Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, SE R&B, N. D Khawaja and othersenior officers of different departments.
The multipurpose sports complex being constructed atBhagwati Nagar Jammu with an estimated cost of Rs. 107 crore would be having 12courts of handball, basketball, volleyball, lawn tennis and badminton (threeeach) besides having a jogging track around the stadium. It would also behaving a cricket field, skating rink, cycling track and athletics track with aseating capacity of 70000 spectators. It would be constructed by Jammu andKashmir Sports Council.
Similarly, the new DC office complex coming up with anestimated cost of Rs.20 crore at the backside of Hotel Asia would be accommodatingthe offices of the Deputy Commissioners complex and would contribute a lot inensuring de-congestion of the city.
The new degree colleges being constructed at Marh andNagrota would augment the educational infra of the Jammu division by providingquality educational facilities to the people living in these areas and theircatchment limits.