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Category: ENVIRONMENT

Published: 29 April 2015

UDHAMPUR: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr Pawan Kotwal on Wednesday reviewed the overall progress and flood restoration works in three districts of Udhampur, Ramban and Doda. The Div com chaired a joint meeting of the administration of the three districts here at Patnitop whereat threadbare discussions were held on various issues which mainly include status of repair/restoration of National highway from Udhampur to Banihal and from Batote to Kishtwar, progress on land acquisition cases pertaining to National highway and other important development projects in these districts.

 Dr Kotwal also took stock of the status of furnishing of the completion and verification reports of the temporary restoration works taken after floods of 2014 out of SDRF and status of ongoing Girdwari especially with regard to damages caused to Rabi crops due to incessant rain and floods in February, March 2015. Divisional Commissioner gave necessary instructions to all the three Deputy Commissioners and other officers to maintain as well as repair the National Highway  before the start of Shri Amarnath ji Yatra, this year.

Meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Farooq Ahmed Shah Bukhari, DC Doda, Bhupinder Kumar, ADDC Udhampur, Ajay Singh Jamwal, ADC Udhampur, Angrez Singh Rana, SSP Traffic National Highway Sanjay Kotwal, Commanding Officer Beacon, Col H S Mann , ACR Udhampur, Rajeev Magotra, CEO Patnitop, Rakesh Sarangal, SDM Chenani, Tehsildars, Chenani, Doda, Batote and senior officers of the various departments of these 3 districts.