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Ensure seamless essential services, implementation of plans: Div Com

  • RK News By RK News
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  • 09 Oct 2025

Srinagar, Oct 08: In view of the upcoming winter season, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, today chaired a  meeting with Deputy Commissioners and Heads of Departments to review the  preparedness for the forthcoming cold months.

According to a statement issued here, Div Com conducted a detailed review of snow clearance strategies of key departments including MED, BRO, PMGSY, SMC, ULB, and R&B. He emphasized prioritizing snow clearance on roads leading to vital installations and habitations, ensuring minimal disruption to public movement and essential services.

He also reviewed buffer stocking of ration, LPG, petroleum products, and distribution transformers besides functioning of water supply schemes, lift stations, and deployment of water tankers.

On the occasion, Div Com instructed Deputy Commissioners to ensure seamless coordination among departments to avoid service disruptions. He called for advance vetting of road stretches to be cleared by respective agencies and stressed the need to complete tendering and contractor allotments by October-end.

The  departments were directed to map manpower and machinery to ensure timely snow clearance.

KPDCL was directed to enhance workshop capacity to reduce transformer repair time besides maintain adequate buffer stock of transformers, poles, and wires.

He called for distribution of sufficient transformer oil to all districts to prevent shortages.Also, both KPDCL and KPTCL were instructed to expedite tree branch cutting to prevent power line damage.

Director Health Services was instructed to ensure availability of medical staff in all health institutions and to  provide 4x4 ambulances to districts and operation of 108 emergency services.

Regarding Fuel Supplies, he directed agencies  to ensure 20 days' buffer stock of LPG by November 20 besides augmentation of buffer stocks of petrol and diesel.

Taking note of increased fire incidents during winters, Div Com directed public awareness campaigns on safe use of electrical appliances and stressed on  stationing of fire tenders at critical locations for rapid response.

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