CEC reviews snow clearance works, availability of essentials

Excelsior Correspondent

KARGIL, Nov 28: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan took stock of the snow clearance operations and availability of essential commodities to people in the district in view of the recent fresh snowfall.
Executive Councilor for Works Aga Syed Abbass Razvi, Executive Councilor for Agriculture and Health Muhammad Ali Chandan, Executive Engineers of EM&RE PDD and PDC, Executive Officer Municipal Committee (MC) Kargil, engineers of STD and Mechanical, BRTF Vijayak besides other concerned officers attended the meeting.
The CEC issued instructions to all concerned departments to ensure prompt redressal of concerns and issues faced by the people besides providing them uninterrupted services post the fresh snowfall.
Feroz Khan also impressed upon the officers concerned to lay immediate focus in the aftermath of snowfall like restoration of power supply, inter and intra district road connectivity, drinking water supply, traffic management, operationalization of heating system in hospitals besides ensuring adequate stock of ration, LPG and kerosene for consumers at ration stores.
The CEC also inquired from the officers about the current status of snow clearance operations on the Kargil- Srinagar road and other roads in the district.
The officers of Vijayak informed the CEC that the road stretch from Drass to Pandrass has been cleared for regular traffic while as snow clearance work from Gumri to Drass and Gumri to Sonamarg side is also under progress. It was further given out that Hambuting La Pass will be cleared for vehicular traffic by today evening.
The CEC instructed the engineers of Mechanical Division Kargil to speed up the clearance of snow on the Kargil- Zanskar highway so that the highway is thrown open for vehicular traffic at the earliest.
While underlining the need to ensure satisfactory power supply to rural areas, the CEC directed the Executive Engineer EM&RE PDD to ensure the stocking of adequate diesel on the respective locations to supply electricity to people through DG sets.
Meanwhile, the Executive Officer, MC Kargil was directed to ensure clearance of snow from the roads of Kargil town as well as the other roads assigned to them.