No major disruptions, men and machinery working continuously to ensure convenience to common people: Dr Basharat
Anantnag January 13, 2023
District Anantnag witnessed the first snowfall of this year. In some areas, more than 1ft of snow had accumulated. Snow cutters were seen deployed along the length and breadth of the district to ensure all roads are operational and no major disruptions in services was witnessed.
Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr Basharat Qayoom, IAS conducted an extensive tour of various areas. He visited Govt Hospital Janglat Mandi and Sub District Hospital Bijbehara and interacted with the staff and patients. He directed the hospital officials to ensure round the clock availability of medical personnel.
Dr Basharat also visited the KPDCL workshop at Bijbehara. He directed the officials to ensure that any outages in transformers must be restored without any delays. He said that electric outages must be minimised and the department should ensure time bound replacement of transformers, wherever required. He also visited the Snow Control Room of Mechanical Engineering Division. He was informed that snow clearance operations are underway in all parts of the district with special focus on calls for emergency assistance. The officials informed the DC that P1 roads and access roads to medical facilities are being cleared on priority.
Dr Basharat said that men and machinery have been deployed and snow clearance operations are underway. He said that due to continuous snowfall, roads are slippery and people should exercise caution when travelling. He said that he is personally monitoring essential services and there have been no reports of major disruptions. Power outages due to faults are being addressed swiftly by response teams on job, he added. He said people can reach out to the district administration on the control numbers circulated for assistance. All control rooms are functioning and calls for help are being addressed. He said every effort is on to ensure minimum disruption to people.
The Deputy Commissioner was accompanied by ADC Anantnag among other officials.
