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RAMBAN, AUGUST 07: District Development Commissioner Showkat Aijaz Bhat today reviewed performance under district Capex budget 2018-19 and progress on major projects here at a meeting of line departments.
The meeting was attended by ADDC Ravinder Sadhu, ADC Gurvinder Jeet Singh,CPOUttam Singh, Collector Sawalakote, Zameer Ahmed,   XENs of PDD, PWD, PMGSY and PHE, CMO, CEO, CHO, CAO, DFOs and other district and sectoral officers.
The DDC reviewed in detail physical and financial achievements of Education, RDD, PWD, PHE, PDD, Health, Forest, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries departments etc under District plan.
Expressing displeasure over low expenditure, he set deadlines for all departments to complete ongoing projects and achieve 100 % targets under district plan, state plan and centrally sponsored schemes.
The DDC stressed on convergences of resources of different departments to meet the aspirations of the public.  He laid special stress on the completion of schools and road projects take up under various schemes.
He asked the departments to ensure judicious and effective utilization of funds and work in coordination to remove bottlenecks hindering developmental works.
Reviewing the RDD sector, he said that schemes like MGNREGA are meant to create viable and durable assets to cater local people and provide livelihood to the economically weaker sections of the society.
Later, the DDC took detailed review of the status and progress on major development projects including Degree college buildings of Banihal and Gool, 50 bedded Hospital Banihal, PHC Ukhral, water filtration plant Ramban, Polytechnic College Ramban, Girls Hostel, District Administrative complex, DIET building Banihal, Indoor Stadium Gool,  Gujjar and Bakarwal Hostel, Munsif court complex Ukharl  . He directed the executing agencies to expedite the progress on these vital projects to ensure their timely completion.
The DDC the officers to put vigorous efforts to achieve assigned targets and complete the works well in time to benefit the public. He also reviewed the AEBAS registration of employees of the line departments.


RAJOURI, JUNE 18: District Administration today conducted a detailed inspection of losses due to cloudbursts and resultant flashfloods in various area of Thannamandi sub-division which were reported over last three days leading to massive damage.
District Development Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary along with ADDC A.S Chib, ACR A.Q Mir, SDM Afzal Mirza, Executive Engineers PWD M.A Raina, Nissar Khan, EM&RE Munshi Khan, PMGSY Zubair Ahmed, I&FC Sunil Koul, Chief Agriculture Officer, CHO and other district officers conducted a comprehensive survey of losses inflicted due to cloudburst and requisite restoration measures.
The team visited Plangarh, Behrote, Lah, Sorah and Khablan villages. In Khablan village, the entire agriculture crop and land has been damaged due to debris. A large number of irrigation canals, flood protection works, bunds and water supply lines have been washed away.
Major damages were reported to private property including livestock and houses. Six houses have been damaged beyond repair and more than a dozen affected partially. A number of animals were reported to have been washed away out of which some carcasses have been traced meanwhile damage report was formulated by revenue and sheep husbandry departments for extending relief assistance.
The DDC informed that Department of Disaster Management, J&K is taking up relief and restoration on top priority and compensation cases of previous massive losses have already been submitted to the department in addition to the immediate relief provided. The district administration extended an assistance of Rs. 1 Lakh each to the owners of damaged houses and approved compensation for loss of livestock.
The restoration works started by the departments were also reviewed. Meanwhile, Rural Development Department has been entrusted with deepening and training of affected rivulets as well as other rivulets prone to flooding due to large catchment areas. PMGSY department has pressed its machinery into action for debris clearance.
In view of demand raised by the public, the DDC directed Chief Agriculture Department to provide seeds on 100 per cent subsidy to affected farmers and revenue department will provide assistance for debris clearance as per the approved permissible rates notified by the Department of Disaster Management. In recent cloudburst, 70 Hectares area under maize and 20 Hectares area under Paddy was completely damaged.
Public meetings were held at various places to ascertain the losses, pace of assessment and restoration measures. The general public appreciated the prompt response of departments in rescue and restoration and asked for early release of compensation which was assured to be taken up with Disaster Management department.