Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 6: Former Dy. Chief Minister and MLA, Gandhi Nagar, Kavinder Gupta today visited the flood affected areas and took stock of the damages caused by the incessant rains last night.
He visited Kalika Colony, Gorkha Nagar, Kachha Talab Pakka Talab, Narwal, Haji Pura, Pamposh Colony in Gandhi Nagar Constituency.
The water overflowed from Nallahs at the localities and caused damages to the residential houses and temple in Kalika Colony. Gupta interacted with the locals and assured for every possible help to them and directed the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) for restoration of the protection wall of the Nallah and placing crates for preventing the water to breach the bunds in the future. He also interacted with the families of the flood victims and directed the revenue officers to assess the damages suffered by every family and furnish the details in the shortest possible time so that the process of compensating them under any available scheme can be initiated at the earliest.
Further assuring the people, he said that the project for underground Nallahs of these colonies has already been prepared by the UEED under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation and the same will be executed in a time bound manner giving a life time relief to the people of these colonies. Gupta, while addressing the locals of area assured that, the matter of damages caused by the heavy rains shall be discussed with the administration for all possible help to the victims. He said that the people should take care while constructing their homes and not to take the construction along-side the Nallah. He requested the people for co-operating with the law enforcing agencies and get due permission from the concerned.
Gupta also visited Kachha Talab and Pakka Talab areas where locals put forth their demand of filling of the Kachha Talab as the same has been turned into the source of diseases. All the drainage and sewerages have been put to this pond and there is no way out to get the same dried. The regular in-flow of water and other waste into the pond from the nearby houses leads to the worst condition especially in rainy season. They also demanded the construction of drains to lessen the further inflow of water into the pond.
Gupta listened to the problems of the inhabitants and assured them the best possible solution to the genuine problem.
He also interacted with the families of the flood victims and directed the revenue officers to access the damages suffered by every family and furnish the details in the shortest possible time so that the process of compensating them under any available scheme can be initiated at the earliest.
Further assuring the people, he said that the project for underground Nallahs of these colonies have already been prepared by the UEED under Atal Mission for rejuvenation and urban transformation and the same will be executed in a time bound manner giving a life time relief to the people of these colonies. Gupta was accompanied by Ankush Gupta, Sharda, Sunny Sangotra, Vivek Patyal, Subash Chander Hridesh Khokhar, Leela Jamwal among others.
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