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Category: ENVIRONMENT

Published: 21 December 2019

GANDERBAL: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Hashmat Ali Khan today visited the spot where damage to Ganderbal canal has occurred due to sliding and sinking at Malshahibagh and took stock of ongoing restoration work. Pertinently, the Canal is main source of raw water to various areas including Rangil Water Supply Scheme, Alestang water supply Scheme besides areas of Hadoora, Shuhama and Bakura. The DC was accompanied by ADDC Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, ADC Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Baba, Executive   Engineers of I&FC, PHE Division Ganderbal, and Executive Engineer, Water Works Division Srinagar, Tehsildar Ganderbal and other concerned.

The Executive   Engineer I&FC briefed the DC about the status of restoration work and presented a detailed permanent proposal regarding the bridge type structure along the damage spot of canal. The DC directed the Executive Engineer I&FC to expedite the progress of works by way of putting more men and machinery on work and to complete the restoration work in expeditiously.

 Both the Executive Engineers of PHE informed the DC that pipes have been laid down along the embankment of the canal which has minimized the scarcity of drinking water in affected areas. To provide uninterrupted water supply to the areas which are affected, the DC urged the Executive   Engineers to work out possibility for laying down more pipes along the embankment of the canal.

Later, DC along with ADDC, ADC and EO Municipality   visited the patch of land earmarked for the parking at Duderhama Ganderbal. During the visit, the DC directed the EO Municipality to make all necessary measures to speed up the work on parking slot to evade traffic congestion in the town.