Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 7: In order to fast-track assessment of immediate and long-term needs of the people affected by the September floods, the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today asked the newly-constituted Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) to visit Kashmir valley for making a collective assessment to fast-track relief measures.
The Sub-Committee will be led by the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh, who holds the charge of Power and Housing & Urban Development Departments.
The Chief Minister issued these directions so that the Cabinet Sub-Committee is able to make a first hand appraisal of the damages caused by meeting the people ravaged by floods in Central, North and South Kashmir.
The CSC will travel to Srinagar tomorrow and undertake the task of interacting with the affected population, especially traders to address their concerns immediately. The members of the Cabinet Sub-Committee will also review the working of their respective portfolio departments during their visit to the Valley.
The Cabinet Sub-Committee has been revised and Minister for Justice, Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Relief & Rehabilitation Syed Basharat Bukhari has been added as a Member. The Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Sukhnandan Kumar is the Convener of the CSC, while Minister for Health & Medical Education, Ch. Lal Singh, Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment, Dr. Haseeb Drabu, Minister for Public Works, Floriculture and Gardens & Parks, Syed Altaf Bukhari and Minister for Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services & Sports, Imran Raza Ansari are the other Members of the CSC.
The Cabinet, in its very first meeting, while taking stock of the relief and rehabilitation efforts, had constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee to visit the areas affected by floods in Central, North and South Kashmir and the worst-affected areas in Jammu Division to assess the needs of the affected population.
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