Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: Government has started the restoration of damages caused to the public utilities in Jammu region in the backdrop of recent heavy rains and floods.
The information was given at a meeting of Heads of Departments convened by Divisional Commissioner, Shantmanu, in presence of Commissioner Secretary PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Pawan Kotwal, to know the details of damages caused to the public utilities and other infrastructure.
The meeting was told that the temporary restoration works have been taken up to restore roads, water supply, power and other services in the affected areas of the region.
The meeting was attended by Director School Education Pandurang K. Pole, Director Floriculture K. K. Sharma, Chief Engineers Ajay Gupta, Chief Engineer RTIC Jammu, H.C. Jerath, Chief Engineer PHE, K. K. Gupta, Chief Engineer Irrigation & FC Jammu, V. Badial, CE MED Jammu, Deepak. K. Razdan, Joint Director Tourism Shiv K. Gupta, Deputy Director Health Baldev Raj Sharma, Joint Director CAPD Riaz Ahmed Choudhary, SEs, other senior officers of concerned departments.
It was informed in the meeting that the damage reports prepared by each department would be verified by the respective District Development Commissioners for the final submission to the government. The meeting discussed in detail the scale of damages presented by the departments like PWD (R&B), PHE, Irrigation, Flood Control, EM&RE, Sewerage & Drainage, Town Drainage, RTIC, Health, Education and other departments.
It was further informed in the meeting that temporary restoration work has been started in the affected areas to avoid inconvenience to the public. |
