Incessant rains: DC Shopian assesses ground situation, visits far flung areas of Keller
Shopian: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian Sachin Kumar Vaishya on Wednesday toured various far-flung areas of Keller Tehsil to assess ground situation in view of incessant and heavy rainfall in the district.
He visited Chowan, Batafojan and Zampathri area of the district to take stock of situation
During the visit, DC inspected road erosion at Batafojan and directed Tehsildar Keller to put men and machinery on job for completing the road erosion work at Batafojan Chowan road damaged due to recent heavy rainfall to facilitate the people of the area. He also visited Gorsi Nallah Zampathri and directed the Tehsildar Keller and other concerned executing agencies for construction of protection bund along Gorsi Nallah Zampathri, endangering the Gujjar Basti Zampathri and shifting of Government Primary School Zampathri to a safer place.
The DC made a surprise inspection of various other roads and assessed traffic scenario along with availability of basic amenities of power and water availability and directed concerned to keep vigil over the situation especially landslides over hilly terrain of the district and be prepared for mitigating any adverse impacts of weather situation.
He also interacted with the people of Zampathri, Chowan and Batafojan who projected their demands and issues of public importance which include scarcity of potable drinking water, road connectivity and other developmental issues.
DC listened to their demands and issues patiently and assured redressal of their grievances within the shortest possible time for the well-being of the people of the area.
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