Nodal officers appointed for upkeep of 23 major roads in Amritsar
In a significant move aimed at strengthening the city’s infrastructure, the Amritsar Municipal Corporation has appointed nodal officers for the upkeep and monitoring of 23 major roads across the city.
MC Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh has appointed these nodal officers for the overall maintenance of major roads. These officers will conduct daily inspection of the roads and post reports of any shortcomings found in the WhatsApp group of the heads of departments (HoDs). For essential tasks, SDO Anudeepak Singh has been tasked to assist nodal officer Superintending Engineer Sandeep Singh. The nodal officers will oversee patchwork on roads, repair of footpaths and central verges, horticulture-related work, sewerage, manholes, chambers, drinking water systems, street lighting, cleanliness, and removal of garbage piles from vacant plots.
The MC Commissioner has directed all the nodal officers to regularly inspect and ensure the quality of work being carried out. He also emphasised that apart from overseeing the repair and construction work, these officers must ensure cleanliness on their assigned roads and address any emerging civic issues promptly. This effort is part of a broader initiative to improve traffic flow, road safety, and urban aesthetics across the city.
Superintending Engineer Sandeep Singh (Civil) has been entrusted with the responsibility of several key roads, including those stretching from Crystal Chowk to Trillium Mall, from Fatehgarh Churian Road to Guru Gobind Singh Chowk, and from the railway station gate to Rattan Singh Chowk leading to the Bypass Road.
Additionally, the roads from Bhandari Bridge to Gobindgarh Fort Road and from Court Road to the Mall Road also fall under his supervision. Other roads, including the stretches from the ISBT Golden Gate to Bhandari Bridge and from the GT Road to Sultanwind Road, will be supervised by Health Officer Dr Kiran Kumar.
Executive Engineer Gurjinder Singh will take care of the Bhandari Bridge-India Gate stretch. Executive Engineer Sunil Mahajan will be responsible for the Verka Bypass-Celebration Road, Celebration Road-Kitchlu Chowk and Kitchlu Chowk-Cooper Road stretches. The Four Chowk-Majitha Road Bypass stretch will be supervised by Executive Engineer Bhalinder Singh.
Assistant Medical Officer Dr Rama has been assigned the road from Bhagwan Valmiki Chowk to Shri Ram Tirath Road Bypass. She will also be responsible for overseeing the Government College road and the Sadar Police Station-Hartej Nursing Home stretch. Similarly, Assistant Medical Officer Dr Yogesh will look after the roads from Rattan Singh Chowk to the railway station and from Kitchlu Chowk to Nari Niketan. Executive Engineer Sawraj Inderpal has been assigned the responsibility of the road between Sultanwind Chowk and UBDC. He will also supervise the Tarn Taran road-UBDC canal stretch.
