Jammu, Nov 7 (IANS): The J&K government on Saturday said that it is committed to construct 6,000 residential units for the employees recruited under the PM's package.

While contesting a news report appearing in section of print media on construction of transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrant employees recruited under the PM's package, the concerned authorities, according to an official statement said that Lt Governor has constituted a Committee under the chairpersonship of Principal Secretary, Revenue, to resolve all pending land related issues of the PMDP project, in a limited time frame.

Contesting the news reports which mentioned that only 1,680 flats have been approved, the authorities clarified that the 1,680 flats mentioned in reports are part of the 4,380 flats for which all procedures have been completed and administrative approval has thus been accorded.

It further informed that the Principal Secretary to Government, PWD(R&B) has also been assigned a role to personally monitor the pace of construction of the projects.