DC for Inter-department coordination to ensure timely anti flood measures: DC

KATHUA, JUNE 17:   District Development Commissioner Ramesh Kumar convened a meeting to review anti-flood measures in the district, here today.

Preparedness cum rescue plan was discussed in the meeting wherein DDC called for better coordination between the departments and other agencies to safeguard the precious lives and property. Under the plan a control room will be set up from 1st July 2017 at District Police Lines to monitor the situation and for timely coordinated action.

To ensure timely communication of the instructions and advisories police department was asked to keep ready wireless sets at six flood prone areas viz Panjtirathi-Billawar, Jakhol, Flood Control Gauge Reader Hut near National highway Rajbagh Bridge, Mukhandpur, Korepunnu and Keerian Gandyal.

DDC pressed for making list of vulnerable flood prone areas, location of related  infrastructure viz dozers, sandbags, boats, divers, swimmers, vehicles, dewatering pumps besides telephone numbers of in-charge of related department and agencies. He also called for close coordination between the departments to ensure timely rescue and rehabilitation. He also directed for identifying areas prone to land sliding for making adequate arrangements well in advance.   

The DDC called upon flood control department to make a social media group for dissemination  information regarding water levels of key nallah and tributaries besides information on surplus discharge of Ravi River by UBDC authorities. 

Educational institutions like schools and colleges and Panchayat Ghars have been identified in Kathua and Hiranagar town to accommodate evacuated people if required. The officers of Army, CRPF and Civil Defence were directed to keep their men and machinery ready while department of mechanical irrigation construction division Jammu will provide  dewatering  pumps for identified  low lying areas in the town.

XEN Town Drainage was directed to de-silt all drainage especially in low lying areas of the town to avoid water  logging .

ASP  Khalil Poswal, ADC  Dr Bharat Bhushan, ACR Jitendra Mishra, ACD, SDM Billawar, SDM Hiranagar,  SE RTIC, SE Flood, XEN MICD,   XEN Flood Control, XEN PHE, XEN PWD, XEN PDD, XEN Irrigation, Tehsidars, BDOs and representatives of Army, CRPF, Education, UBDC, Food & Supply, Municipalities, Civil Defence attended the meeting.