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| Ganai, Chief Secretary review winter preparedness in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 8: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today complimented the Divisional Administration Kashmir for walking extra mile to deal with the situation in the aftermath of the last week's snowfall.
"Administration's visibility at the time of distress has the biggest soothing effect on people. When the officers are on the ground, a sense of hope is generated which has a calming effect in such situations," they observed.
With weatherman predicting another spell of snow in Kashmir around the coming weekend, the Advisor and the Chief Secretary arrived at the winter secretariat here today to review the preparedness of the civil and police administration in the Valley. The meeting was also attended Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioners of all districts of Kashmir Division, some of whom participated through video conferencing, provincial heads of Departments, IG Kashmir, and other officers of civil and police administration. The Advisor and the Chief Secretary complimented the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir Division and the heads of departments for making strenuous efforts to resume normal life after the disruption caused by snowfall last week. They directed the Deputy Commissioners to use the SDRF funds for clearing liabilities that may have arisen due to inclement weather.
The Chief Secretary asked the Divisional Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners to make use of the scenic views offered by snow clad Valley and the activity it puts into motion for promotion of Jammu and Kashmir as a top winter tourist destination at national and international level.
Earlier, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir briefed Advisor Ganai and Chief Secretary about the measures being put into place by the civil and police administration to tackle emergency situations since last week's moderate to heavy snowfall that was recorded between 9 inches and 3.5 feet in different parts of Kashmir. Khan said 97.3 percent roads affected by snowfall have been restored for traffic with the men and machinery of all the emergency departments like Health, PDD and PHE on their toes to ensure that there is no disruption in normal life. He said the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was made operational day on Sunday is open for one-way traffic, subject to dry weather conditions. "I personally inspected the arrangements made for patients at different government hospitals," he said. |
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