Excelsior Correspondent
DODA / KISHTWAR, May 16: The Government is committed to provide best possible relief and assistance to the people, who are affected by the recent earthquake in erstwhile district Doda.
This was stated by the Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, who was on one-day tour of the erstwhile Doda district to assess the problems of people of earthquake hit area and review the post-earth quake relief and rehabilitation measures on the instructions of the Chief Minister.
Minister for Rural Development Ali Mohammad Sagar and Minister of State for Health Mr. Shabir Ahmed Khan also accompanied the Deputy Chief Minister during the tour.
During the visit, the Group of Ministers (GoM) visited Bhalessa, Gandoh, Changa, Kishtwar, Thatri and Drubshalla areas. They interacted with the people and enquired about the problems and the relief being provided to them.
Interacting with the people, the Ministers assured the affected people that they would be provided three months free ration within three days as per the commitment made by the Chief Minister during his recent visit of the area. Every affected family would be provided relief and rehabilitation assistance as per the damages assessed by the teams already constituted for assessing the damages to their property, they maintained.
They said tents as temporary shelter are being arranged and provided to the severely affected families and directed the officers to ensure distribution of tents among the deserving and affected families, besides, make actual assessment of damages on ground, so that all the affected and deserving people of the district get benefited.
MLA Bhaderwah Mohammad Sharief Niaz, who was accompanying the GoMs during the tour, stressed that the quake affected people of Doda must be provided relief and assistance on the analogy of relief provided to the quake affected people in Uri. He also underlined the need of dumping of 3-4 months ration in Bhalessa area as per the geo-graphical conditions of the region.
Later, the GoM chaired a joint meeting of officers of different departments and issued on-the-spot directions for redressing the grievance of the people.
Commissioner Secretary, Revenue, Vinod Koul, DDC Doda Mubarak Singh, SP Doda Arif Rishu, SDM Gandoh besides District and Sectoral officers attended the meeting.
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