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| Not willing to take any chance CM Mufti air dashes to Srinagar to review flood like situation | | Convenes meeting of officials, issues on spot directions | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 29: Taking a cue from the failure of state government in tackling the September 2014 situation, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today rushed here to review the situation that has arisen due to incessant rains going on across Kashmir since Saturday morning. Immediately after landing here, Mufti chaired a high-level meeting and directed the divisional administration to secure the lives and properties of the panic-stricken people so that they don't face any problems which they experienced during the devastating flood of 2014. The CM directed the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) department to stock essential commodities at the nearest ration stores.
Mufti stressed the need to have adequate number of sand-bags and de-watering pumps so that low-lying areas which are facing immediate threat of inundation are addressed on priority. He said the people should be updated about the measures taken by government by using all channels of communication including TV, radio and social media.
The CM said the government will take all preventive measures required to tackle the situation and shift people from vulnerable and low-lying areas to safer places. He directed the Irrigation and Flood Control Department to ensure embankments are secured and drains are functional so that expected inundation of very low-lying areas is prevented at any cost.
Mufti asked the army to provide logistic support in terms of men and machinery to the civil administration for effectively countering the situation.
He also issued instructions for utilizing the rescue teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) so that evacuation plans, are ready if the situation so demands.
During the meeting the Chief Minister was informed that three Joint Control Rooms in South, Central and North Kashmir have been set up which will be manned by the representatives of civil, police and army officers. He was told that an Evacuation Plan has already been framed.
The officials told Mufti that SRTC vehicles have been put on standby to meet any eventuality of evacuation and school buildings and other available public infrastructure are also being identified if need arises.
Chief Engineer I&FC Javed Jafar said the situation is being monitored on hourly-basis. He said around 60,000 sand-bags have been distributed so far in highly-vulnerable areas to prevent water seepage. He said the department has a back-up stock of 12 lakh sand-bags with it to meet any emerging situation.
Commissioner, SMC, Tufail Matoo informed that 50 pumps have been deployed to de-water low-lying areas. He said that some pumps of Department of Fire & Emergency Services have also been pressed into service. Director, Meteorological Department, Sonam Lotus informed that the intensity of rains is expected to decrease from Monday afternoon and the weather is expected to improve.
The meeting was attended by Minister for PHE, I&FC, Sukhnandan Kumar, Minister for Finance, Dr. Haseeb A. Drabu, Minister for R&B, Syed Altaf Bukhari, Minister for IT, Technical Education & Youth Services & Sports, Imran Raza Ansari and Minister of State for Health & Medical Education & Social Welfare Asiya Naqash.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Gazanfar Hussain, IGP Kashmir, Javed Mujtaba Geelani, Major General Anil Chavan from 15 Corps, VC LAWDA, Sarmad Hafeez, DC Srinagar, Farooq Lone, Commissioner SMC, Tufail Matoo, SSP SDRF and Chief Engineers of I&FC & PHE, were among the officers who attended the meeting. |
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