Himachal government on Tuesday said it might consider giving a project or two to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for execution, for ensuring healthy competition with the state (Public Works Department).
Interacting with a delegation of the CPWD which called on Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here, he said that the presently the CPWD was executing some ambitious projects such as IIM Sirmour, IIT Mandi, building of Technical University Hamirpur etc.
Thakur said that the road projects in the State were being executed by the State Public Works Department. In order to ensure healthy competition, the state government may consider giving a few road projects to the CPWD for execution on experimental basis.
The chief minister also stressed the need to open more regional offices of CPWD in the State so that the work on the ongoing projects could be expedited and monitored effectively.
Director General, CPWD Prabhakar Singh assured the Chief Minister that the department would ensure that all the ongoing projects in the state were completed within the stipulated time period besides maintaining the quality work.
Additional Chief Secretary Shrikant Baldi and senior officers of the CPWD were present on the occasion.