Committee to suggest SOPs for road maintenance during snow clearance

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 6: Government today constituted a committee to suggest measures/SOPs for optimal maintenance of roads during snow clearance operations, so as to prevent damage to these roads thereby obviating the need for their subsequent restoration.
Headed by Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayti Raj, the committee shall be comprising Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department; Principal Secretary, PW(R&B) Department; Commissioner Secretary, Jal Shakti Department; representative of Central Building Research Institute; representative of Central Public Works Department; Chief Engineer, R&B Department and any technical expert (s) to be co-opted by the committee as the members.
The committee shall be serviced by the PW(R&B) Department and submit its recommendations by October 30, 2021.