ANANTNAG, DECEMBER 20: Arrangements and action plan for Disaster Management on National Highway was today reviewed in a meeting of Officers of District Administration, 9 RR, CRF and Engineers of RAMKI. The Deputy Commissioner Anantnag who chaired the meeting stressed upon the officers and agencies to chalk out the necessary action plan with regard to keeping the National Highway open in case of heavy snowfall.
Threadbare discussions were held to meet any eventuality during the winter on National Highway. For this purpose, a Control Room will be setup in Police Station Qazigund. 25 School buildings from Gulab Bagh and in other adjacent areas of Qazigund were identified as shelter sheds by Chief Education Officer Anantnag. The PHE and PDD Departments were asked to ensure water and power supply in the shelter sheds. The CA&PD department shall keep essential commodities like Rice, Atta, Sugar and K. oil available for the strained passengers at all outlets of the Department on National Highway.
The Traffic Police will ensure traffic regulation on National Highway while Mechanical Engineering department Anantnag will clear the snow from Khanabal to Lower Munda and from Lower Munda onwards to National Highway the snow clearance will be done by BEACON.
The District Administration will keep 1500 Blankets, 15 Solar lights and 6 LPG Cylinders available in the office of Executive Engineer R&B Qazigund, while Chief Medical Officer Kulgam and Block Medical Officer Qazigund will keep one ambulance available round the clock besides life saving drugs available at Emergency Hospital Qazigund and PHC, Qazigund. The Forest Deportment shall keep adequate quantity of firewood available in all Disaster Management Centres. The ADC Anantnag has been designated as Nodal Officer for monitoring the arrangements.
The CO 9RR and CRPF 24 BN Tunnel assured Deputy Commissioner for providing every possible help and assistance for the stranded passengers during the snow fall on National highway at Qazigund and Tunnel.
Among others, the meeting was attended by Mr. PS Jamwal, CO, 9RR, Mr. KC Deswal, ADC Mr. Shabir Hussain, CEO, Anantnag CMO Anantnag/Kulgam, SE, PDD, Executive Engineers of R&B Anantnag/Qazigund, PDD, PHE, Mechanical Engineer, Dy. SP Traffic and other senior officers and Engineers of different wings.
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