India, Sept. 16 -- The government has fixed specific deadlines for completion of balance works and phased handover of 6,000 flats approved for accommodation of PM Package employees at 20 locations across Kashmir Valley.

The decision was taken at a meeting convened to review ongoing and new projects of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRR&R), jointly chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department, Anil Kumar Singh and Principal Secretary, DMRR&R, Chandraker Bharti.

Officials informed the meeting that 5,176 of the 6,000 approved flats have been completed. Allied works, including installation of lifts, construction of internal roads, drainage and community halls, are a...