Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ajeet Kumar Sahu today visited Railway Station Jammu, Bhagwati Nagar, Sidhra, Narwal, Talab Khatikan, Gujjar Nagar, Peerkho and other areas of the city to take stock of restoration of damaged infrastructures, processing and providing of ex-gratia relief and functioning of the relief camps where free food is being provided to the affected/stranded passengers.
DC gave directions to all the concerned departments to work with zeal and dedication to achieve the deadlines fixed for restoration of damaged infrastructures and public utilities. He also convened meeting of the SDMs/Tehsildars and other Revenue officers in which progress of processing of ex-gratia relief cases was reviewed and directed Revenue Officers to immediately attend to the problems faced by the public and ensure disposal off their grievances in time bound manner.
He asked the officers to visit the affected areas and project the problems and requirement of the affected persons so that their sufferings are mitigated.
As reported by SDMs/ Tehsildars, about 3300 residential structures have been fully damaged while 17700 have been damaged partially. In addition to this, 6000 non-residential structures have been damaged fully while 1600 non-residential structures have been damaged partially. Further, 1144 livestock perished and about more 70000 kanals of crops/agriculture fields have been affected due to flash floods/landslides. Revenue officers present in the meeting stated that assessment of losses/damages have been done in more than 50 percent of the total cases and disbursement of ex-gratia relief has also been started in some of the areas. Deputy Commissioner directed the officers to complete the exercise of providing of ex-gratia relief within 15 days.
Assessment Teams constituted by the Deputy Commissioner, under the control of SDMs/Tehsildars are also visiting their respective areas and furnishing report of damages and processing of ex-gratia relief cases and restoration work on daily basis.
The DC informed that 35 Mobile Ambulances have been put in service for providing immediate health care facilities to the population of such areas, which have suffered severely and sufficient stock of medicines is available to meet any eventuality alongwith a team of doctors to provide emergency health care services round the clock in affected areas.
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