Incorporate tunnel gates with sensors to avoid wildlife mishaps, directs CS
The chief secretary Om Prakash has directed that gates with sensors should be incorporated in tunnels especially those passing through forest areas as part of the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line. This will be helpful in preventing mishaps resulting from wild animals entering the rail tunnel. He also directed all the district magistrates concerned to maintain coordination with the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and provide all type of administrative assistance in the execution of the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail project. He said this while chairing a video conference with the district magistrates to review the progress of work being undertaken in the project here on Thursday.
He also directed the departmental officials concerned to ensure that the remaining work is completed as soon as possible with special focus on quality, transparency and pace of the work. The chief secretary assured the officials of the RVNL that the state government will provide full cooperation for resolving any problem faced in the execution of the project.
Prakash directed officials of the Jal Sansthan to finish the task of shifting pipelines. The administration should be informed from time to time about the problems being faced in this work so that the same can be resolved on time. The task of paying compensation for land should be undertaken on a priority basis after the task of land acquisition for the tasks related to the rail line. Proper system should be ensured for disposal of the debris resulting from the tunnelling and other construction works in the project. The chief secretary also directed officials of the Public Works Department to expedite execution of the remaining works. Cases related to three points on national highway 58- Byasi diversion, Narkota diversion and Sumerpur diversion were also discussed in the meeting.
Principal secretary Anand Bardhan, principal chief conservator of forests Jai Raj, secretaries RK Sudhanshu, Nitesh Kumar Jha, Shailesh Bagauli, Sushil Kumar, additional secretary Meharban Singh Bisht, PTCUL director Sanjay Mittal, RVNL additional general manager Vijay Dangwal and project director Surendra Kumar were also among those present in the meeting.
Friday, 04 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
