Poonch : District Development Commissioner (DDC) Poonch Ashok Kumar Sharma Tuesday chaired a review meeting to assess the status of pending forest clearance cases related to road projects being executed under the UT Capex Budget by the Public Works (R&B) and PMGSY Departments.
The meeting was attended by officers from the PW(R&B), PMGSY, Forest and Revenue Departments, including the concerned divisional and field-level officers.
The DDC reviewed the progress of work on the road projects and examined issues pertaining to forest clearances, land-related matters and other administrative bottlenecks affecting the timely execution of developmental works. He called for close coordination among the concerned departments, particularly the Forest, Revenue, PW(R&B) and PMGSY Departments to resolve pending issues and expedite the clearance process.
The DDC directed the concerned to complete codal formalities regarding 16 roads requiring forest clearance from batch -1 of 2025-26 of PMGSY. The DDC also directed the concerned to complete the joint verification process of 9 roads requiring forest clearance sanctioned under Batch-I of 2026-27.
The meeting concluded with directions to all concerned departments to expedite necessary action and ensure smooth implementation of road development works across district Poonch.
