2087Kms road cleared of snow in Kupwara
KUPWARA: A total of 2087 kms of road length have been cleared of snow till Tuesday afternoon across district Kupwara.
The spokesman said the Mechanical Engineering department cleared 461 km under Priority-I and 123 km under Priority 2nd and 3rd while the R&B has cleared 1126 kms, PMGSY 193 kms, BRO 120 kms and ULB 64 kms.
Regarding the status of power supply, all six 33 KV feeders are functional whereas, out of 93 11-KV feeders, 61 feeders are active whereas work for restoration of other feeders is going on.
Regarding water supply schemes, 53 schemes are functional and work for restoration of 9 schemes is in progress.
The spokesman said that food grains are dumped and stored in border areas like Karnah, Keran, Machil, Jumgund and Kumkadi which will cater the requirement of the people till April ending.
Meanwhile, on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Dr. Doifode Sagar Dattatray, ADC Handwara, SDMs monitored the snow clearance operation in their respective areas.
Also, the Joint Control Room is functional at DC Office Kupwara with numbers 01955-253522, 9419268121 and 7780937892.
Meanwhile, all the sub divisional and divisional officers and district officers are stationed at their respective headquarters to monitor the situation.
