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Sham distributes relief among flood victims 9/19/2014 11:51:18 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 19 : Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma on Friday visited Chowki Choura, Mera Mandria and other adjoining areas to assess the damages caused to public infrastructure, agriculture land, crop, roads and other infrastructure along the Jammu-Rajouri roads due to recent flash floods and heavy rains. After assessing the loss of damages at Chowki Choura, Mera Mandria and its adjoining areas, the Minister interacted with the villagers and said Government is committed to provide all basic amenities to the flood affected people of the State, adding that there is no constraint of funds under State Disaster Response Fund. He said instructions have been issued to the Revenue Officers to pay their visit to flood hit area and assessed the losses of public and private infrastructure and submit the same for relief and Government norms. Sharma said people of hilly and remote areas have faced lot of difficulties due to recent natural calamity, resulted public and private infrastructure are washed away and road connectivity cut off. He said that government efforts to provide financial assistance to the affected families under SDRF. The Minister asked the accompanied officers to gear up their men and machinery in restoring the public infrastructure in the flood affected areas of the Chowki Choura and Mera Mandria and its adjoining areas so that the people do not face any inconvenience. He directed them to work in coordination in restoring the public utilities in their respective areas. Mr. Sham asked the CAPDD to provide six month free ration to the flood affected families as okayed by the Government. The SDMs apprised the Minister that all possible relief and rehabilitation measures are being done on war-footing in flood hit areas besides affected people are accommodated in safer place. He informed that in Chowki Choura, two persons lost their life and ten other injured due to flood while 1639 Kaccha and Pacca residential houses were damages in fully and partially. He further informed that 488 cattle sheds collapsed in the area. He said, the area received Rs. 95 lakh loss due to flash floods and heavy rains. It was briefed to the Minister about the loss of agriculture land, paddy, maize crops as well as horticulture crop including roads, power, PHE, irrigation channels and protection walls of barsati nallahs.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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