Jammu, July 22: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar chaired a meeting today to take stock of the damages due to torrential rain and restoration works initiated by the district administrations and executing agencies across the division.According to a statement issued here, the Deputy Commissioners from across Jammu Division, Heads of Departments and concerned officials from executing agencies apprised the Divisional Commissioner of the situation of their respective districts after the recent torrential rain. The Deputy Commissioners briefed about the situation in terms of road connectivity, Power, water supply, functioning of other essential services like health and medical services, precautionary measures and advisories for public safety. They also informed about the damage to property and loss of lives.The Divisional Commissioner directed for establishing 24X7 control rooms in all districts for reporting and responding to emergency calls. He further asked for issuing public safety and Traffic advisories and wide publicity of the same.The officials from Public Works Department and Border Roads Organisation were asked to keep their men and machinery ready for restoration of the road connectivity in the minimum possible time. Chief Engineer Jal Shakti was asked to ensure adequate supply of clean drinking water, especially in the areas which are dependent on dug wells. The Power Development department was asked to ensure sufficient stock of transformers for speedy restoration of power supply. Directions were also issued to focus on prevention of water borne diseases. The Divisional Commissioner directed the Deputy Commissioners to provide ex-gratia relief to the affected people under SDRF and Red Cross. The Deputy Commissioners were directed to submit a detailed report of the damages suffered and the repair and restoration works undertaken in their respective districts by the evening.
