Cabinet Minister Javid Ahmad Dar on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting in Baramulla to review issues related to urban infrastructure, mandi expansion and decongestion of Sopore.
The meeting was attended by MLA Sopore Irshad Rasool Kar, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Minga Sherpa, and officers from the Housing and Urban Development, Planning, Marketing, Horticulture and other concerned departments.
During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the proposed expansion of the mandi, availability of land, development of a truck terminal, four-laning and two-laning of roads, creation of multi-level parking facilities, construction of new roads and installation of street lighting in Sopore. Officials said the deliberations lasted for over 90 minutes with inputs taken from all stakeholder departments.
Later talking to reporters, Cabinet Minister Javid Ahmad Dar said that all suggestions and deliberations from the meeting would be consolidated into a comprehensive proposal and forwarded to the Chief Minister for approval. “The responsibility now is to compile the discussions and prepare a proposal regarding the mandi and the land, keeping in view future expansion, road infrastructure and parking facilities. Once sent, we will pursue it with the Chief Minister for implementation,” he said, according to news agency KINS.
Responding to concerns over landslides and congestion in Baramulla, the minister said the district administration was closely monitoring the situation. “There have been landslides in Baramulla, but the Deputy Commissioner is actively looking into decongestion measures. Several projects are already being taken up by the government to address these issues,” he added. (KINS)
