Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Sept 7: In view of the recent unprecedented rainfall, floods, and landslides that have wreaked havoc across several villages in District Udhampur, Ranbir Singh Pathania, MLA Udhampur East, undertook a tour of the affected areas to assess the situation and guide relief efforts.
His visit to villages including Kamdala, Babey, Sundla, Manwal, Cheani, and S K Ber, was aimed at both reviewing the immediate response measures and outlining a long-term vision for disaster management and water conservation.
Accompanied by Tehsildar Majalta, SHO Majalta, and local officials, Pathania emphasized that managing floods and promoting rainwater harvesting are indispensable tools to ensure the safety, health, and sustainability of communities vulnerable to such natural calamities.
During the visit, Pathania visited Sundla, one of the worst-hit areas, where a massive landslide resulted in the destruction of approximately 20 homes and forced the evacuation of another 50 households as a precautionary measure. He closely reviewed the ongoing relief measures, including arrangements for shelter, potable water, sanitation facilities, and medical care. He directed the concerned authorities to ensure that every affected family receives adequate support in terms of tents, ration supplies, clean drinking water, bio-toilets, and round-the-clock medical assistance to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the aftermath of the disaster. He further instructed officials to remain vigilant in other vulnerable locations such as Kamdala and Mottu and ensure that timely assistance is provided to avoid further hardships.
While addressing the need for restoring essential services, Mr Pathania highlighted the urgency of restoring roads and ensuring uninterrupted electricity supply, as these are critical to normalizing life in the disaster-hit areas. He called for an organized response from line departments to repair damaged infrastructure and facilitate relief efforts, ensuring that medical camps are set up promptly to safeguard the health of affected residents.
Recognizing that disaster preparedness cannot be limited to short-term measures alone, he emphasized that long-term strategies are essential to build resilience against future floods and landslides.
The MLA was accompanied by local leaders including Mohan Lal Sharma, Mohinder Sharma, Raman Khajuria, Ved Sharma, Kuldeep Singh, Raman Khajuria, Sunit Singh, Jagjeet, Romesh Gupta, PritamLal, Subash, Rajinder Sharma, Shiv Ram, and Anil Sharma.
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