ET REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 9 : Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma inspected the damaged Di-Siphon of Tawi Canal at Balole Nallah near Purmandal Morh here this evening.
The Minister inspected the Di-Siphon areas alongwith officers and directed the concerned engineers to take up the restoration works on war footing and make a comprehensive plan to check any such damages in future. He was informed that Balole Siphon constructed four decades ago suffered damages due to an unprecedented flash flood on the morning of 9th August and some deflection/cracks have emerged at the construction joints of the barrel of the Siphon. Last year also the bridge on NH-1A was also badly damaged during the monsoon. The Minister expressed concern over the unchecked extraction along the nalllah bed and instructed the concerned departments to work in close coordination and cooperate with the task force to protect water bodies as per the guideline and norms. He asked DDC Samba to submit a report within 15 days regarding the encroachments alongwith Balole Nallah from National highway bridge up to railway bridge and take immediate action to remove all the encroachments alongwith Tawi Canal and its 15 distributaries. He also asked district administration Jammu and Samba to take severe action against the encroachers and ensure irrigation canals are kept clear for providing irrigation facilities to the farmers at the tail end. Commissioner Secretary, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, District Development Commissioner Samba, R. K. Verma, Chief Engineer PHE, K. K. Gupta, Chief Engineer I&FC Varinder Badyal, Chief Engineer, Ravi Tawi, J. C. Jerath, SE Hydraulic, Jammu, Rajeev Malhotra, Superintending Engineer PHE Samba, Ex. Engineers of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control and Ravi Tawi were also accompanying the Minister. |
