Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 16: The Director General of Police (DGP), K. Rajendra Kumar, who is personally monitoring and supervising the assistance extended by JKP to the people in the flood affected areas, has asked the officers to mobilize their resources and coordinate with the civil administration to ease the problems of the people in this hour of need.
Mr. Rajendra is taking meetings of senior police officers regularly and reviewing the progress on the rescue front, besides briefing the Government functionaries accordingly.
He has directed all Zonal IGPs, range DIGs, District Superintendents and Commandants of Armed/IRP Battalions of JKP to mobilize their subordinate establishments and work round the clock for the rescue and assistance of the people in their respective areas.
Mr. Rajendra during his visit to the affected areas, sought reports from the field officers about the functioning of police establishments during the evacuation of people from the flood hit areas. He was informed that police personnel under the command and control of senior officers took a massive operation to rescue the people trapped in the floods. He was told that JKP personnel were pressed into service and are busy in restoring essential services in these areas.
The DGP directed the officers to work in coordination with civil administration in restoring the damaged roads leading to the hospitals, water resources and public distribution places. He said that in this time of trouble JKP has to work with shoulder to shoulder with the people to contribute for their relief.
Mr. Rajendra expressed his satisfaction over the functioning of police stations hit by the floods, which have started their work of public service from the nearest safer locations. He directed that the work would be started on war footing so that these police establishments re-start their functioning properly at their locations.
The DGP disclosed that in coordination with Indian Railways, JKP has been under taking strenuous efforts to restore train service in the Valley. He said that 57 kms. railway track from Baramulla to Nowgam has been restored and train service started. He said that all the eight Railway Stations in North Kashmir have been made functional and the remaining railway stations in South Kashmir would start functioning within next few days. He assured the railway authorities that JKP is with them to provide assistance for restoration of rail service in the valley.
The DGP disclosed that in order to coordinate rescue and relief work with the civil administration, police tele-communication network is being strengthened and satellite phones, wireless sets provided to the designated officers assigned with the rescue and relief operations. Police Tele-communication Control Room has been established at Police Headquarters (PHQ) to facilitate the communication between different agencies involved in rescue operations and restoration works.
Mr. Rajendra asked the senior officers to enquire the welfare of their subordinates and their families, who have been affected by the floods. He said that the police personnel in view of their nature of duty remained out of their homes and could not attend their families during this disaster.
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