Kathua, Jan 10: Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rajesh Sharma on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the progress of construction of bunkers being taken up in border areas of the district.
The meeting focused on assessing the status of ongoing works, identifying bottlenecks and ensuring timely completion of the remaining bunkers.
The DC was informed that, against a total of 802 bunkers taken up in Kathua district, including 717 individual and 85 community bunkers, as many as 796 bunkers have been completed so far. At present, only six bunkers are under execution including one community bunker and five individual bunkers, while the rest have already been completed and handed over.
The DC stressed the need for expediting the pace of work on the remaining bunkers and directed the concerned executing agencies to ensure completion of all target bunkers by the end of January 2026. He emphasized that the safety and security of border residents remains a top priority of the administration and any avoidable delay in completion of the works will not be tolerated.
The DC also called upon the XEN REW to clear all pending financial liabilities in a time-bound manner so that the works are completed smoothly without any resource constraints. He directed officers to maintain close coordination at the field level and conduct regular monitoring to ensure adherence to timelines and quality standards.
The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Vishavjeet Singh; Chief Planning Officer, Ranjit Thakur; Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Vishav Partap Singh; Block Development Officers of Marheen and Hiranagar, besides other concerned officers.
