PULWAMA, AUGUST
13: Secretary PHE, Irrigation &
Flood Control, Farooq Ahmad Shah, today said that the Government is committed
to providing safe drinking water to each household and is working on measures
to augment the existing resources to meet the gaps between demand and supply.
The Secretary stated this during a
meeting here, to review the progress on ongoing schemes of PHE, Irrigation and
Flood Control in Pulwama and Shopian district.
During the meeting, the Secretary was briefed about the progress
with regard to various ongoing schemes being executed in Pulwama and Shopian
under State plan, District plan and centrally-sponsored schemes like AIBP and
PMKSY.
The meeting was told that Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) Tral which has
been sanctioned many years ago is lingering on because of the paucity of funds.
The Secretary said that the LIS Tral scheme will be commissioned shortly and
funds will be made available very soon so that the public may get due benefits
from the said scheme.
It was given out that tapping of the source from Drubjan Water Supply
scheme in district Shopian, which will cater 103 villages consisting of 1.5
lakh population, will be commissioned shortly.
It was also given out that nine Water Supply Schemes in division Shopian
have become non-functional. The Secretary directed the concerned executive
engineer to submit a detailed report so that work on making these functional is
started at an earliest.
Farooq Shah directed the concerned officials to submit a detail report
regarding the replacement of old and aged filter plants with modern and
scientific filter plants. He also directed them that wherever iron is present
in the groundwater, the same should be filtered using iron filter plants for
which DPR needs to be submitted.
Shah asked the concerned authorities to complete ongoing works within
the stipulated time frame. He emphasized upon all the officers and
engineers of the department to work with added zeal and zest in order to ensure
timely completion of all ongoing projects. He said that no lapse of any kind
shall be tolerated in such vital projects of public importance.
He laid stress on strict implementation of the sustainability programme
which is aimed to conserve the existing PHE schemes for a longer period. He
directed the engineers to take all possible steps to improve the efficiency of
schemes so that they serve their purpose. He also stressed the need for
improving the work culture at the grass root level to provide better services
to the people.
He also stressed on regular repair and maintenance of machinery and
other infrastructure at the water stations to avoid sudden breakdowns.
The Secretary directed all the engineers to submit a daily report regarding
ongoing works and asked DDC Pulwama to monitor their performance.
In order to achieve the fixed targets of the department, he stressed
upon all the concerned to put in extra efforts and work with proper
coordination.
Shah directed the engineers to keep vigil on the banks of river Jhelum
and its flood channel to keep a check on illegal constructions and to curb
unauthorized extraction of sand and minerals.
District Development Commissioner, Chief Engineer I&FC, Executive
Engineer and other officers of the department were present in the
meeting.
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