A team of the state government led by Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khanday held detailed discussions with a central team led by Secretary (Coordination) Cabinet Secretariat in New Delhi through video conference, a spokesman said.
Substantial progress was made in clearing development-related issues and the discussions would continue on February 5 as well, the spokesman said.
The sectors that came up for discussion include power, water resources, road transport and highways, environment & forests, civil aviation, railways, tourism, IT etc.
During the deliberation, issues like utilisation of water from Ravi river, Jhelum drainage & flood management plan, conservation and management of lakes, national highway project, upgradation and extension of Jammu airport, operationalisation of night-time flights, development of small airports etc were discussed, the spokesman said.
While the Central team asked the state government to fast track implementation of various ongoing schemes, it assured full support to the state in achieving its development-related goals.