Div Com takes holistic evaluate of Winter preparedness in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Monday convened a gathering to take holistic evaluate of winter preparedness of all of the departments in Kashmir.

The assembly was attended by Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Baramulla, Anantnag, Bandipora, Budgam and Shopian, Director Meals Civil Provides and Shopper Affairs (FCS&CA), Director Well being Companies Kashmir, Chief Engineer Mech and Hosp Engineering, Chief Engineers of R&B North and South Kashmir, C.E IOCL North, apart from representatives of different DCs, KPDCL and PHE and so on.

The chair reviewed division sensible preparedness for winters to make sure easy provide of necessities viz. ration, water, electrical energy, and medical care, apart from well timed highway clearance to make sure easy motion of autos and so on.

Taking inventory of provide place of necessities in snow sure areas that stay cut-off throughout winters; the Director FCS&CA knowledgeable the assembly that there isn’t a dearth of gas in Kashmir and so they have maintained adequate shares of it in snow sure areas, apart from they’ve additionally made 100% shares of ration at such locations.

Officer from KPDCL knowledgeable the chair that the division is sustaining the curtailment programme whereas there aren’t any misery cuts since extra 200 MWs of energy. He additional knowledgeable that they’re offering around the clock energy provide to 22 Feeders the place each sensible metering and cabling has been finished, and as well as they’re extending the power to extra 8 to 10 Feeders.

In case of substitute of Broken Distribution Transformers (DDTs), the Officer knowledgeable that in city areas they’re inserting the DDTs inside 48 hrs whereas in rural areas the train is accomplished inside 1-2 days.

The Div Com directed the KPDCL authorities to make sure broken DTs are changed inside timeframe as per the instructions of Lt. Governor and customary lots do not need to face any problem.

He additionally directed to maintain man and materials prepared to fulfill any exigency in case of heavy snowfall apart from take stringent motion in opposition to hooking.

The Director Well being Companies briefed the chair relating to deployment of 15 numbers of 4*4 autos in far-flung areas. He additionally assured that there’s adequate availability of Medical doctors and Medicines in Kashmir Hospitals particularly people who stay cut-off throughout winters.

The Div Com directed the Well being Companies Authorities to make sure evening employees stays out there in hospitals to cater emergency circumstances. In addition to, he additionally directed him to conduct inspections to make sure availability of docs and different paramedical employees in hospitals.

Upgrading its variety of machines from 252 in final yr to 282 machines this yr to undertake snow clearance, the Chief Engineer Mech and Hosp Engineering knowledgeable that along with growing the variety of equipment they’ve established 11 items throughout Kashmir to make sure well timed snow clearance on roads.
He additional knowledgeable that they’ve additionally dumped gas in Gurez and different snow sure areas to fulfill the demand and subsequently are prepared to fulfill any exigency.

Concerning highway clearance measures in South Kashmir, the Chief Engineer R&B South knowledgeable the assembly they’ve made 350 machines out there to cater highway clearance apart from man and materials stands in place to fulfill any eventuality.

He additional knowledgeable that they’ve tendered all 139 phases which additionally stay allotted.

The Chief Engineer R&B North knowledgeable the assembly that 126 phases have been tendered whereas 114 have been allotted to this point, the remaining 12 phases shall be allotted shortly.

Officer from PHE additionally knowledgeable the assembly that they’ve all their schemes operating correctly supplying water easily to all of the areas.