Gandhinagar: The state roads and buildings (R&B) department will prepare an implementation roadmap with defined responsibilities and timelines to translate suggestions made during its first department-level Chintan Shibir into administrative and operational reforms.Held at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on Oct 8 and 9, the two-day exercise brought together officials and employees to deliberate on five key areas — faster execution of road projects, road safety, infrastructure quality, bridge monitoring, human resource development and greater use of technology in governance.The department said in a statement on Sunday that suggestions and recommendations emerging from the deliberations would be converted into an implementation roadmap, with specific responsibilities, deadlines and continuous monitoring to ensure that the exercise results in tangible improvements in infrastructure delivery and governance.The statement said that five focus groups examined issues concerning faster implementation, quality, maintenance and safety of road projects, design, construction quality and sustainability of govt buildings, bridge safety, regular inspections and modern monitoring systems, capacity-building and skill development and technology adoption, process improvements and transparency.The exercise covered the department’s civil, electrical and mechanical wings, with an emphasis on linking field-level experience to improvements in policy and work processes.The programme also featured sessions on motivation, ergonomics for engineers and effective social media management by govt departments. A yoga session was organised at Central Vista Garden on Oct 9.
