Chandigarh, Oct. 15 -- The UT chief secretary, H Rajesh Prasad, on Tuesday chaired his first meeting with the engineering department and directed officials to ensure time-bound execution of development and maintenance projects of Chandigarh's infrastructure.

Prasad, who assumed charge as the Chandigarh chief secretary on October 8, directed the department to closely monitor and identify bottlenecks in the execution of projects and take appropriate actions in consultation with other departments where inter-departmental issues are involved.

He also reviewed the progress of important ongoing construction and maintenance projects related to roads, government and institutional buildings. Prasad emphasised the need for innovation, efficiency ...