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Artificial Lake Project at Tawi River
Vikas Sharma. Dated: 2/14/2019 10:30:41 AM
Government directs concerned agencies to complete project till May 2019
Vikas Sharma
Jammu, Feb 13
Failed after missing numerous deadlines for the completion of construction work of prestigious artificial lake at the Tawi River in Jammu, the government has finally directed the agencies concerned to complete the project till May 2019.
Pertinent to mention here that the work on artificial lake in Jammu has been continue since past many years but every time the agencies failed to meet the deadline fixed by the government as the result it has remained a distant dream for the people of Jammu. The prestigious project in the Tawi River shall be completed at the estimated cost of Rs 110 cr.
Instructions in this regard were issued by the advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma, to the concerned agency, directed for timely completion of the prestigious Tawi Barrage project.
Government further directed for close coordination among the executing agencies so that the project which is aimed at beautifying the landscape of Jammu city is completed without further delay.
Earlier, the authorities involved in the construction of this project informed the government that the pending work on the project would be started soon and necessary directions have been passed to expedite the work on the project for its early commissioning.
Government also asked on adherence to the deadline for the completion of the project so that further cost escalation can be arrested.
The artificial lake on the Tawi was expected to provide 120 cusecs of irrigation water, which would be supplemented to the Ranbir Canal during peak requirement, besides emerging as a vital tourist attraction in Jammu city.
Authorities also told that around 80 percent work on Jammu city's prestigious beautification project across river Tawi is completed so far and the Tawi Barrage project, which is popularly known as artificial lake, is likely to be completed within the revised scheduled time i.e by May 2019.
The government has also decided that expert advice would be taken from IIT Roorkee so that the project is completed within the specified technical specifications and taking care of other related aspects.