–will be included in monthly works committee meetings

REGIONAL Vice-Chairman of Region Six, Zamal Hussain on Thursday informed the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) that vice-chairpersons of the various Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) will now be responsible for monitoring ongoing road and canal projects within their respective areas.

Given this new development, Hussain, who leads the council’s Works Committee, stated that the vice-chairpersons will be included in the monthly Works Committee meetings.

He emphasised that as the region continues to experience significant development, the decision has been made to provide each NDC vice-chairman with a list of contractors involved in local projects. This will help ensure effective oversight and progress tracking.

“We decided that for each area, we will give a list of the contracts to the vice- chairpersons or whoever comes to represent the NDC,” he explained.

Hussain further emphasised that the inclusion of the vice-chairpersons of the NDCs in the region’s monthly Works Committee meetings is intended to keep the committee well-informed and up-to-date on the progress of ongoing road and canal projects, thereby ensuring better coordination and oversight across the region.

According to Hussain, works for close to 500 lots of roads were signed late last month.

“The pace of the work, and the amount of work we are seeing right now is too much, so this will help us to better monitor… It is not just canals alone, so we welcome the initiative to involve the NDC,” Hussain stressed.