Ganderbal, December 27: District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Dr. Piyush Singla, chaired a Building Operation and Controlling Act (BOCA) meeting in his office chamber, here today. The meeting was attended by Chief Town Planner, Chief Executive Officer (Member Secretary), SE R&B Ganderbal, DFO Ganderbal and Mass Media Manager Environment and Remote Sensing Department.
At the outset Chief Executive Officer, S.A Raina briefed the chair about the agenda prepared for deliberations in which one main agenda was deliberation on Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report for Sonamarg. The suggestions given by the various members were discussed thread barely and the list of suggestions was enlisted and forwarded to the Centre of Research and Development, Kashmir University for incorporating in the draft EIA Report. One of the important suggestions was delineating eco sensitive and avalanche prone zones in draft EIA report.
The chairman BOCA over viewed all the agendas in light of the prevailing norms as well as the Hon’ble court directions.
It was the fourth BOCA meeting held in the last few months which signifies the importance of restoring the glory of Sonamarg back to its pristine beauty.