Srinagar, Nov 19: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu directed the officials concerned to take stock of post snowfall scenario and overall restoration of essential services across all districts of Kashmir division.
The Lt Governor also directed the officials to assess damages to the horticulture sector due to recent snowfall in the Valley & emphasized that snow clearance machines should be kept in ready condition to deal with exigencies.
The Lt Governor told officials that restoration period of all the essential services should be minimum in case infrastructure at vital installations is damaged due to heavy snowfall & directed officials to use adequate number of dewatering pumps to deal with water-logging.
The Lt Governor has asked all the deputy commissioners to come up with proper capacity building centres for optimising resources to mitigate weather-related challenges.
Murmu also reviewed the health sector and directed the concerned officials to install heavy duty automatic gensets at major health facilities for ensuring hassle-free health services to people during power disruptions.
The Lt Governor also ordered the deputy commissioners to ensure proper heating arrangements and adequate stock of medicine at all hospitals.
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