Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 4: Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI & Trainings Ch. Lal Singh accompanied by Minister of State for PWD and Revenue Sunil Kumar Sharma and MLA Doda Shakti Raj Parihar and MLA Ramban Neelam Langeh today visited flood hit areas of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts and reviewed the damages caused to life and property due to recent incessant rains and landslides in the area.
During the tour to flood hit areas of the Ramban, Kishtwar and Doda, Ch Lal Singh directed the Public Works Department to gear up their men and machinery in restoring the flood damages including road connectivity especially on Batote-Doda-Kishtwar National Highway, Doda-Bhaderwah and Thathri-Gandoh roads so that all the essential supplies and medicines could be transported to these disconnected areas at the earliest.
The Minister directed SE PWD (R&B) Division Doda to mobilize men and machinery and closely monitor the road restoration works. He further directed Deputy Commissioner Doda to personally monitor the relief and rescue operation at Dewal Kund village where 7 people of a family buried under the debris of a landslide.
Besides, the Minister impressed upon Deputy Commissioner Doda to distribute tents, shift people to the safer places from vulnerable/slide prone areas and provide ration and other essential commodities wherever necessary.
Ch Lal Singh while reviewing the functioning of health system in Doda in view of the recent heavy rainfall in the area enjoined upon the CMO Doda Dr. Yaqoob Mir to streamline the health system of the hospitals in the district and personally monitor all the facilities available to the patients and the attendance of doctors and other staff in the health institutions.
Responding to the demand for a Radiologist in district hospital Doda, the Minister assured that the post will be soon filled besides he expressed optimism on mitigation of the problems of staff shortage in other hospitals of the district.
DC Doda also informed the Ministers and MLAs that a tentative figure of the number of houses damaged in the district is 1291 out of which 198 got fully damaged, 319 received severe damages while as 774 houses were partially damaged besides 51 animals were reported to be died, 310 cow sheds received damages and 7 religious structures were also damaged due to rains, floods and landslides when the reports last came in. Besides, DDC informed that approximately 650 people of 128 families have been shifted to safer places from the vulnerable/slide prone areas and the temporary accommodations have been provided to them.
Ch. Lal Singh and MoS R&B Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma directed Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar to ensure speedy restoration of main roads including Kishtwar-Chatroo-Chingam, Kishtwar- Padder, Kishtwar- Thakrie and Kishtwar- Ikhala roads. Besides directions were conveyed to ensure the supply of essential commodities, power supply in rural areas.
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