Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, July 27: To take stock of the situation arisen due to cloudburst in Mendhar sub-division, Member Legislative Assembly, Mendhar, Javed Ahmed Rana conducted an extensive tour of the affected areas to get first-hand information of the damages caused to the public infrastructure and private property.
Accompanied by senior PDP leader, Advocate Mahroof Khan, District Development Commissioner Poonch, Nisar Ahmed Wan, Assistant Commissioner Development, Dr. Basharat Hussain, Executive Engineers of PWD, PDD, PHE , I&FC besides SDPO and other officers, he visited Kalaban, Chhungan, Chattral, Banola, Chak Banola, Narole besides other low lying affected areas of Mendhar.
Expressing solidarity with the affected families, the MLA assured them all possible help and said that relief will be provided to them in this time of catastrophe. He urged the PHE and PDD Departments to ensure speedy restoration of damaged infrastructure like pipes and electric poles so that power and water supply is resorted in the affected areas. X-En I&FC was asked to restore all the damaged Khuls besides undertaking crate&diversion work immediately to avert further damages to private and public property. Assuring all possible help to the district administration in effective restoration of damaged infrastructure, Rana stressed for formulation of a comprehensive district disaster management plan to face such natural disasters.
The District Development Commissioner also passed on necessary directions to the concerned officers. He directed the education authorities to shift the damaged school building to rented accommodation. He also directed the Revenue authorities for immediate assessment of damages so that relief is given to the affected families at the earliest. Stressing for expediting restoration works in the area to ensure availability of basic amenities to the people, the DDC instructed the officers to remain in a state of readiness to avert any eventuality in the ensuing rainy season so that people do not face inconvenience.
Several houses and cattle sheds besides other property including some cattles were washed away when a cloudburst hit Kalaban and Chhungan villages of Mendhar on July 23.
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