"Ambitious development projects have been launched all across the state for equipping towns and cities with all required urban infrastructure and to address the urban requirements of city inhabitants," said Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand.
Chand was interacting with a delegation of Chamber of Commerce and prominent citizens of Jammu at Civil Secretariat here today.
He said the central government has been providing adequate funds for various urban infrastructure development projects and number of initiatives have been taken to address requirements of all strata of the urban population.
Enlisting the projects launched in Srinagar, Chand said traffic signal lights, flyover project from Bikram Chowk, ambitious project of augmenting water supply by utilising Chenab water, rehabilitation of slum dwellers, construction of modern abattoir and modernising sewerage system are among the projects undertaken to develop the city on pattern of metros.
State-of-the-art e-governance facility has been launched in the municipalities of the state and the project would promote transparency at all levels in the department, he said.