DDC Kathua reviews anti-flood measures
KATHUA, JUNE 3: District Development Commissioner, Kathua, Vikas Kundal, today convened a meeting to review anti-flood measures in the district.
The meeting had detailed discussion on preparedness cum rescue plan which envisages establishment of control rooms at identified locations from 1st July 2019 across the district to monitor the situation besides initiation of timely action.
The DDC asked the Police to keep ready wireless sets at six flood prone areas like Panjtirathi-Billawar, Jakhol, Flood Control Gauge Reader Hut near National highway Rajbagh Bridge, Mukhandpur, Korepunnu and Keerian Gandyal to ensure timely communication of the instructions and advisories.
He asked for making a list of vulnerable flood prone areas, location of related infrastructure viz. dozers, sandbags, boats, divers, swimmers, vehicles, dewatering pumps besides telephone numbers of in-charge of related department and agencies.
He also called for close coordination between the departments to ensure timely rescue and rehabilitation operations in the affected areas. He directed for identifying areas prone to land sliding for making adequate arrangements well in advance.
The DDC called upon Flood Control Department to make a group for regular updation of water levels of key nallah and tributaries besides early dissemination of information of surplus discharge of Ravi river by Upper Bari Douba Canal (UBDC) authorities.
The Irrigation and RTIC Upper Division were directed to ensure clearance of all drainage culvert/drainage siphon of Kathua canal and to intimate gauge/ discharge of Ujh River to main control room and sub control room.
The authorities of UBDC were directed to intimate the daily discharge of Ravi River at Madhopur Barrage to the control room. Municipalities were directed to ensure clearance of all drains well in advance in the town to avoid any water blockage during rains.
ASP Kathua Ramnish Gupta, ADC Kathua Ghanshyam Singh, ADC Billawar Joginder Singh Rai, ADC Basholi T R Thapa, ACD Sukhpal Singh, SDM Hiranagar, CEO, CMO, CEO MC Kathua, AD FCS & CA, Xen Flood Control, Xen Irrigation, BDOs and representatives of Army, CRPF, SDRF, BSNL and Civil Defence attended the meeting.
