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Responding to a question raised by MLA Choudhary Mohammad Akram, the Minister informed that most of the water supply schemes in Surankote constituency were affected by the recent natural calamity.
He stated that 43 water supply schemes, comprising 19 JJM, 14 NRDWP, 2 NABARD and 8 existing schemes, suffered severe damage to their infrastructure, resulting in major disruption of water supply services.
The Minister informed that temporary restoration has been completed at most locations, enabling restoration of water supply to the affected population. However, schemes where major damage has occurred to rising mains, electro-mechanical components and certain major gravity mains require permanent restoration.
He said that Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for permanent restoration of the affected water supply schemes are presently under preparation. The permanent restoration works will be taken up thereafter, subject to approval of the DPRs and availability of funds.
Clarifying the issue of material availability, the Minister stated that shortage of pipes is not hampering the restoration work. âTemporary restoration measures have already been undertaken to facilitate early restoration of water supply to the affected populationâ, he added.
On the irrigation infrastructure, the Minister informed that the Surankote constituency also sustained significant damage to its network of irrigation channels, with 24 Khuls impacted by the natural calamity.
Out of these, the Minister said that seven Khuls have been temporarily restored under SDRF to facilitate agricultural activities and ensure availability of irrigation water to the affected areas.
For permanent restoration and protection of the irrigation network, he said the Department has prepared and submitted a damage assessment report amounting to âč8.22 crore to the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR).
In addition, a DPR amounting to âč5 crore has been prepared and submitted under the R&R Plan for restoration and improvement of various Khuls in Mendhar, Surankote and Poonch constituencies. The Minister stated that permanent restoration works would be taken up on priority, subject to the availability of funds.
The Minister further informed that, in the PHE sector, block-wise DPRs covering the affected water supply schemes of Surankote constituency are presently under preparation for permanent restoration of damages caused by the recent cloudbursts and flash floods.
He said the restoration works would be taken up thereafter as per the approved DPRs and subject to availability of funds. In the I&FC sector, the Minister informed that 24 works amounting to âč47.01 lakh have been submitted to the District Development Commissioner, Poonch, for temporary restoration of various Khuls in Surankote constituency.
He added that DPRs for these works have already been prepared, while the tendering process would be initiated upon release and availability of funds.
The Minister reiterated that the Jal Shakti Departments priority is to restoration of essential water supply and irrigation infrastructure damaged during the recent natural calamity, with a focus on restoring services at the earliest and undertaking permanent works in a planned and sustainable manner. Legislator Chander Parkash Ganaga also raised the supplementary.
