SRINAGAR, JULY 07- Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh today directed the Commissioner Secretary, PDD to ensure the immediate restoration of the electric infra, poles, transmission of the electric power which had got damaged due to the recent hailstorm in Jammu.
The directions were given during a high level meeting convened today to discuss the measures undertaken by the department to restore the electric power supply and also repair the damaged infrastructure in Jammu.
Commissioner, Secretary, Power Development Department, Mr. Dheeraj Gupta and other senior officers were present.
Dr. Singh said that the measures for restoration should be undertaken on war footing so that the people do not face any further inconvenience.
The meeting was told that restoration process has already been initiated under the directions of the Deputy Chief Minister who had earlier telephonically directed the Chief Engineer PDD to undertake the measures as soon as the storm passed. It was also given out that the electric power supply has also been restored to some extent.
The Deputy Chief Minister also visited the Srinagar Development Authority and obtained the necessary information about the measures being undertaken by it for giving a comprehensive housing and other related facilities to the people.
Vice Chairman, SDA, Mr. Thaseen Mustafa and other senior officers were present on the occasion and gave an over view of various activities being undertaken by the authority.
Dr. Singh also visited the Central office of Urban Local Bodies at Bemina and took the stock of the measures being undertaken by the department especially in view of the Eid festivities. He directed for maintaining the overall cleanliness and hygiene of the various Municipal Committees and towns in the Kashmir Division and said that the necessary mechanism should also be put in place to ensure that the people get the requisite facilities as are mandated to the department.
Director Urban Local Bodies Mr. Tufail Matoo and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
