Asks officers to
reach out to people, mitigate water woes
BUDGAM, JULY 30: Secretary PHE,
I&FC Farooq Ahmad Shah today reviewed the functioning of various irrigation
and water supply schemes in Budgam. He directed the officials to ensure regular
potable drinking water supply to people of all areas in Budgam.
While chairing a
meeting of officers at New Conference Hall in Budgam, the Secretary took
comprehensive review of various water supply schemes and ongoing projects
including Sukhnag-II.
The meeting was
attended by DDC Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar, Chief Engineer, PHE, Abdul Wahid,
Chief Engineer I&FC MM Shahnawaz, Superintending Engineers, Executive
Engineers and other officers from the engineering wings.
DDC Budgam Dr Syed
Sehrish Asgar briefed the meeting about various problems being faced by the
people due to scarcity of drinking water, blockages of irrigation channels/
canals and submerging of roads due to incessant rains in low lying areas.
While stressing on
ensuring regular supply of fresh drinking water to all areas of the district,
the Secretary directed concerned to identify the areas where locals are facing
the shortage of drinking water, so that hand pumps are installed in such areas.
Some of the areas include Narbal, Mahawara, Rakh-e-Arath and Surpora villages.
The Secretary also
directed the concerned to ensure proper irrigation facilities to the farmers
and asked officers to ensure restoration of all the irrigation channels by
removing silt and illegal encroachments. He directed the officers to conduct
field visits to keep a check on the encroachments of irrigation canals.
While emphasizing
on conducting awareness camps about the judicious use of drinking water, the
Secretary said that field staff and PHE casual labourers need to be punctual to
their duties so that they monitor and ensure regular supply of drinking water
and irrigation facility in their respective areas.
He also directed
the officers to take strict action against the employees for dereliction of
their duties.
He further asked
the concerned officers to maintain tour dairies of their field visits and
submit the progress reports in the DDC office on weekly basis.
Meanwhile, the
Secretary urged for judicious utilization of funds and making expenditures as
per the availability only to avoid creation of liabilities.
He directed the
concerned to prepare the DPRs of all the defunct water supply scheme and
irrigation facility projects in the district and submit the same to the
government at an earliest so that their revival and restoration process is
taken up accordingly.
While taking a
review of the flood protection scenario/schemes, the Secretary directed timely
strengthening of vulnerable embankments of rivers and flood channels and asked
concerned to ensure availability of sandbags in all low-lying areas of the
district including Bemina, Hamdaniya Colony, Durbal, Narbal, Narkara and
RakhShalina.
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