DC shopian visits snow affected areas of the district. Distributed relief item to houses gutted early in the morning.
Shopian, January 21: Deputy Commissioner Shopian along with a team of officers visited snow affected areas of district including Bongam where two single story houses were gutted early in the morning due to short circuit.
The Deputy Commissioner, Dr Owais Ahmed distributed Rs 25000 each for the three families living in these two houses and directed the officers to provide food items, blankets and utensils to the families. He interacted with the families and ensured them of all the assistance from district administration.
He also directed the revenue officers to submit assessment of loss caused due to the fire immediately so that the families can be compensated at the earliest.
Deputy commissioner also visited the snow affected areas to take stock of the snow clearance and arrangements of health care, water supply and food items available in the farflung areas of the district. He also directed the officers to remain present at their headquarters and be ready 24 x 7 to tackle any issue arising due to spell of snowfall in the district.
Many areas of Shopian are witnessing moderate to heavy snowfall since last three days and according to district administration 90 percent of roads have been cleared from snow and the machinery is expected to clear the rest by this evening.
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DDC said that district adminstration has setup a help line at mini secretariat where people can contact for help and assistances.
