SRINAGAR, AUGUST 10: A meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo was held to draw a plan for making Legislative Assembly complexes at both Srinagar and Jammu ready for holding its sessions after the holding of elections.
Those present include Principal Secretary, Estates; Principal Secretary, Finance; Commissioner Secretary, IT; JK Resident Commissioner, Delhi; Secretary, R&B; Secretary, Transport; Secretary, Law; Secretary, Legislative Assembly; Director, Estates, Kashmir and other concerned officers.
During this meeting, the Chief Secretary impressed upon the concerned to take immediate steps for renovation/refurbishing of these Assembly complexes at both Srinagar and Jammu in a time-bound manner.
He reiterated that facilities like the functionality of the Sound System, Internet Connectivity, fire Safety, functionality of lifts, giving facelifts to the buildings, and provisioning of allied amenities should also be taken in hand and completed at the earliest.
He asked for looking into the steps to renovate the Chambers of Speaker, Dy Speaker, and Leader of Opposition as well as making provisions for their official vehicles and residential accommodations.
Dulloo also called upon the concerned to carry out repairing works of the MLA Hostels in both the cities. He made out that all the amenities required should be installed within the available time window till the culmination of assembly elections, as and when announced by the Election Commission of India.
He observed that pre-emptive steps should be
