GANDERBAL JANUARY 11: All the line departments were put on high alert from the first day of snowfall and comprehensive plan was laid down regarding restoration of essential services and snow clearance from roads so that issues of general public are mitigated to a large extend.
The Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal revealed this today during briefing media regarding the status of restoration of essential services and road clearance operation in the district.
Following heavy Snowfall, the District Administration Ganderbal acted instantly and pressed into service all the available men and machinery to ensure restoration and minimum disruption of essential services in the district and to avert any eventuality.
Regarding snow clearance operation, the DC said that on day first, 70% roads were cleared on priority basis and it was ensured that 100% roads are cleared post snowfall.
While briefing about the restoration of electricity and water supply, the DC said that all 57 feeders were restored on 8th January in the morning and few lift water supply schemes were partially damaged due to snow and frost in Kangan Sub-Division which were also resorted immediately besides water tankers were also made available to the people.
Regarding health care services, the DC said that from day first of snow fall, adequate arrangements with regard to heating and other services were ensured in all health institutions of the district so that people visiting there may not suffer.
Regarding availability of essential commodities like ration, gas, vegetable and petroleum, the DC said that sufficient quantities of all essential commodities is available in the district and if people face any inconvenience with regard to availability they can contact on district control room. To control black marketing and hoarding of essential commodities, the DC said that special market checking drives were carried in all markets of the district.
To ensure essential services are restored in a minimum time, the officers were given clear directions to take all requisite measures for mitigating the issues of the people and were also directed to ensure their presence at their concerned headquarters so that grievances of the people are redressed well on time, the DC said.
To ensure the redressal of grievances of people in bare minimum time, the DC said that district administration has put in place comprehensive grievance mechanism and 24*7 district control room is established and contact numbers were given wide publicity so that people could contact on these numbers to register their grievances. Pertinently, over 300 grievances were received and were immediately forwarded to the concerned departments so that issues and grievances received are redressal within the shortest possible.