- Minister visits Dardipora,Malpora, Tilsara, Pakharpora, Nagbal
BUDGAM: Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura who is supervising the relief efforts in various landslide and rain affected areas of district Budgam, has urged the district administration to remain alert to address the peoples’ problems and extend every possible relief to them in case of any eventuality. The Minister who is camping in district Budgam since last two days along with a team of senior officers today visited Dardipora, Malpora, Tilsara, Pakharpora and Nagbal villages to take on spot appraisal of the measures put in place by the administration to safeguard life and property of the people living in these vulnerable spots.
Mr. Hanjura assured the people that necessary directions have already been issued to R&B Department to ensure that all major roads and link roads remain trafficable, besides instructions have already been passed to the district administration to prepare a comprehensive relief and rehabilitation plan for families affected by recent rains and landslides. At Malpora village, the Minister asked the PDD authorities to repair damaged transformer immediately. He also instructed Block Development Officer to construct bund at village Dardipora.
The Minister distributed blankets among the affected families and issued instructions to the district administration to provide free ration and other basic amenities to these families during their stay in the make-shift arrangements. Interacting with the people at different places, the Minister said the Government is committed to waive off the loan sanctioned under Kissan Credit Cards upto rupees one lakh.