Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Sept 9: District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Yasha Mudgal today asked the officers to speed up process of assessment of loss of lives and damages caused to property due to flash floods and landslides in the district during a meeting with all the district officers.
The DDC directed the concerned Patwaris to prepare detailed reports about cases of loss of lives and damaged houses in their respective area and instructed the concerned officers to take immediate action wherever required so that the people do not suffer more.
The DDC also informed that Control Rooms have been set up at Udhampur headquarter where officers and officials are monitoring the situation to take appropriate precautionary measures.
She directed ACD to give directions to village level workers to work in coordination with concerned Patwaris for preparation of report of damages of loss of lives and property.
She appealed to the people to come directly to the respective Patwaris of their areas to determine the authenticity of the case for making claims of loss of lives and house damages. All Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildars were directed to give requisition of tents, tarpals, ration and others required for all affected families of their respective areas.
DDC directed Assistant Director CA&PD to give two months ration to the affected families whose houses have been fully damaged in the recent incessant rain. She said that a survey team has been constituted which comprised of officers of Revenue Department, PMGSY, PWD, PHE & PDD to assess the loss of property and lives and the team was directed to prepare a detailed list in this regard and submit the same to the DDC office within two or three days.
She further directed the Chief Agriculture and Chief Horticulture Officers to submit a village and beneficiaries wise crop damage report to her office within three or four days whereas AD Handloom was directed to give 250 blankets to district administration for further disbursal to the affected families as soon as possible.
Among others, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Vikas Sharma, Joint Director Planning, Rakesh Jamwal, SDM Nobra, Ravindera Kumar, XEn R&B, PHE, PDD, senior officers of various department, tehsildars, other officials of Revenue Department and BDOs were also present in the meeting.
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