SHOPIAN: Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Shopian, Mohammad Saleem Malik today convened a meeting of concerned officers to review the action plan for water conservation in the district.
Among others the meeting was attended by Divisional Forest Officer, (Territorial), Divisional Forest Officer, (Social Forestry Shopian, Executive Engineers from R&B, PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Shopian, Assistant Social Conservation Officer and other concerned.
Several issues related to the water conservation, awareness for water usages was discussed in detail. The stress was laid to create more water resources, conserve the existing resources in view of the growing needs of water.
The ADDC directed the concerned officers to submit the detailed report on the actual requirement of water for different purposes in the district. The focus was to ensure a regular supply of drinking water to the people. Regarding the requirement of water for irrigation and other purposes, the ADDC directed the concerned officers of Agriculture, PHE and IFC to submit a detailed plan to his office at the earliest for further necessary action.