Take strict action against overloading, get potholes filled: Div Com

Div Com Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri chairing a meetintg on Thursday.
Div Com Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri chairing a meetintg on Thursday.

* Reviews progress on Transit Accommodation for PM Package employees
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 1: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today reviewed the post-snowfall situation in all the districts of Kashmir by taking stock of snow clearance on main roads and inner links besides those leading to major installations and tourism places.
At the outset, the Div Com took strong note of the Boniyar accident that resulted in loss of precious lives and injuries to others. He directed DCs to take stringent action against overloading and get potholes filled to prevent accidents.
He also made it clear that no such accident should happen in future.
The Div Com also took stock of essential supplies, services, power and water supply scenarios, especially in far-off places including Sonmarg, Gurez, Tangdhar and Karnah and Passes besides medicare facilities in hospitals.
Meanwhile, the Div Com also convened a meeting, to review progress on Transit Accommodation for PM Package Employees.
The meeting was attended by Sajad Naqeeb, C.E PWD(R&B) central Kashmir; Narindra Kumar, S.E PWD(R&B); besides Ex. Engineers and AEEs of PWD (R&B) in person, while all Deputy Commissioners of all districts and Commissioner (M) Relief and Rehabilitation J&K, Chief Engineers of PWD (R&B) North and South Kashmir joined the meeting through V.C.
The Div Com took accommodation wise details of blocks which included number of blocks completed and handed-over, number of blocks to be handed over by March, June and September respectively. He directed the C.Es to ensure timely completion of all the blocks as per schedule.
He also took stock of electricity and water supply of the flats/ blocks to be handed-over by March, 2024 and directed concerned to make them fully functional in time so that allottees do not have to face any difficulty.
Bidhuri also directed the Department of Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation (DMRR) to go for parallel allotment of the completed blocks/flats to be handed over by March, 2024.
The meeting also discussed the construction of boundary walls of these accommodations; it was informed that some of the accommodations are without boundary walling raising security concerns.
The Div Com directed the concerned to erect temporary walling of accommodations wherever funds are not available yet, and construct boundary walls where funds have been allocated.