Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 4: Minister for Housing, Horticulture, Culture, Youth Services and Sports Raman Bhalla today distrubuted relief and blankets to the flood victims of Belicharana village.
Mr. Bhalla said that people of the State have faced great loss due to recent flash floods and heavy rains and instructions have been issued to the all the allied departments to restore flood damages in every nook and corner of the State.
The Minister asked the officers of Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED) to gear up their efforts for early restoration of flood damages at Belicharana village and Old Satwari.
Mr. Bhalla inspected ongoing restoration work of river Tawi embankments at Belicharan village and Old Satwari. He asked the JMC to depute a team of safaikarmcharies for removing the mud entered in the lanes and drains due to recent flash floods in river Tawi.
The Minister asked the R&B for reconstruction of washed away portions of the internal road links of the areas.
Regarding distribution of relief among the flood hit families, Mr. Bhalla said that Revenue Officers have been directed to pay door to door visit in flood affected areas and assess losses of the people so that the relief under norms could be disbursed among them.
Mr. Bhalla that Government is committed to revive the flood hit areas of the State by creating adequate basic facilities there as per past without any delay. He said fulfilling of people’s aspirations and developmental needs is on top agenda of the Government. He assured the people that all their genuine demands and development needs would be fulfilled in a phased manner.
The Minister informed that instructions have been issued to Rural Development Department to restore irrigation channels and carry out other developments under MNREGA in the rural pockets of the Old Satwari.
During his visit to Bhour Camp and Lower Gaddigarh, the Bhalla asked the R&B Department to complete the ongoing construction of damaged portion of the edge walls of the cremation ground under State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF). He asked the Rural Development Department officers to construct crates at both sides of Barasati nallah near cremation ground at Bhour Kothey.
Later, at Raipur Satwari several people met the Minister and projected problems with regard to supply of drinking water, restoration of damaged roads, lanes and drains which was affected due to flash floods in river Tawi.
The Minister asked the RDD and R&B officers to gear up their men and machinery for completion of restoration works on the damaged projects within the shortest time frame.
Mr. Bhalla asked the revenue officers to prepare the list of damages to private property of the people so that the relief under norms could be disbursed among the affected.
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