Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Feb 26: District Development Commissioner Poonch, Inder Jeet today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Jal Shakti (PHE) Department.
At the outset, Superintending Engineer Hydraulic Circle, Er Rajinder K Sharma, gave a detailed report of all the works proposed under Jal Jeevan Mission and other ongoing works/schemes undertaken for providing safe drinking water to the public in the District.
The District Development Commissioner reviewed the overall water supply position in Poonch and Surankote towns besides all the water supply schemes falling in the Rural areas. He directed the Executive Engineer PHE Division Poonch to share water supply positions of each PHE installation in the district on the whatsapp group of the District administration on a daily basis. He further emphasized on enhancing water pumping to ensure regular supply.
The District Development Commissioner further directed all the Field Engineers /Junior Engineers of the PHE Department to hold public grievances camps in their respective sections every Wednesday as per the circular issued by the SE Hydraulic Circle and ensure participation of the PRIs, general public and the Pani samities in each camp and submit the record of all such meetings/grievance camps to the division office. He further directed the field Engineers (AEs/JEs) to remain stationed at their respective section Headquarters and perform their legitimate duties sincerely. He said any lapse on their part shall be viewed seriously, inviting strict disciplinary action against the erring/ non performing officers of the department. All the deadlines for submission of the information sought from time to time shall be strictly adhered to and any delay or lapse shall warrant strict action against the erring officers.
Further, the District Development Commissioner expressed his serious concern over the water leakages in the pipelines/distribution networks and illegal connections tapped on rising main/gravity main supply lines leading to wastage of drinking water and its contamination. He directed the Executive Engineer and the Field Engineers to take immediate measures to plug the leakages besides removing all illegal connections from the rising mains/gravity main supply lines to ensure equitable distribution of the safe drinking water facilities to the public.
Er. Ashaq Hussain Rather AEE Poonch, Er. Sajad Chowdhary AEE Mendhar , Er. Shakeel Ahmad AEE
Surankote and S. Amarpreet Singh AEE PHE Mech. Poonch besides all AEs and Junior Engineers of PHE Civil/ Mech of PHE division Poonch.
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