Lt Guv Directs Officials To Conduct Safety Audit Of Bridges Constructed 20 Years Back Across J-K

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has asked officials to undertake immediate safety audits and checking of bridges constructed 20 years back and start repairs or retrofits wherever required. He also asked officials to prepare a maintenance policy of infrastructure being developed by Public Works (Roads and Buildings) department and directed officials to appropriate specific maintenance budget for the assets already created.

The directions were passed by Murmu during a meeting convened here to review the performance of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the Union Territory, an official spokesman said on Thursday. Murmu directed immediate safety audit and “100 percent checking” of bridges constructed 20 years back.

During the meeting, the Lt Governor had a detailed assessment of the physical and financial progress of various projects taken under PMGSY across Jammu and Kashmir, he said. Murmu exhorted upon the officers to create earthquake-resistant infrastructure in the future and directed officials to undertake periodic inspection of iron or steel bridges.