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| Div Com inspects work on Batote-Pul Doda road | | | Early Times Report
DODA, Apr 29: Divisional Commissioner Jammu Dr. Pawan Kotwal today toured the Chenab Valley region and inspected the road restoration work on the Batote -Pul Doda - Bhaderwah National Highway, which suffered huge damages due to landslides and the sinking of lands followed by heavy rainfall in the month of March and April. The Divisional Commissioner was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Doda. Bhupinder Kumar, CO BRTF, SE PWD (R&B) Division Doda, XEn PWD (R&B) Division Doda among others. Dr. Kotwal stopped at the spots that are vulnerable to landslides / sinking and supervised the road clearance work and directed Superintending Engineer PWD (R&B) Doda and CO BRTF to keep at least one machine standby at each major vulnerable spots so that any blockade could be cleared without any delay. He also asked the authorities responsible to road clearance to augment their man power and machinery so that the lifeline of the region could be kept open. Expressing concern over the slow pace of removal of debris and boulders deposited on the roads, which is carrying risk to life on the roads, he directed the authorities to clear the road and make it motorable for two way traffic where is had been reduced to one way because of slides and sinking. |
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