Directs for
immediate dredging, desilting to increase carrying capacity of waterway
BUDGAM, JULY 31: Secretary, Public
Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control, (PHE, I&FC) Farooq Ahmad
Shah, along with the District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Dr Syed Sehrish
Asgar, today, inspected diversion channel of Doodhganga river at Peerbagh and
took stock of possible measures to increase the carrying capacity of the
channel.
The 10 KM long
flood diversion channel starts from Machewa, Bag-e-Mehtab and traverses via
Rawalpora, Peerbagh, Nadirgund, Narkara wetland, Bemina and connects with the
main Flood Spill Channel (FSC) on the outskirts of the city.
The Secretary
directed the concerned officers to prepare Detailed Project Reports
(DPR) within seven daysfor desilting/dredging of diversion channel across
Narkara Wetland and accordingly expedite the dredging on war footing basis so
that the carrying capacity of the channel is increased.
Shah, further,
directed the officers to take into confidence revenue officials before
preparing the DPR for the channel which falls in twin districts of Srinagar and
Budgam. He said that this will avoid any possible land dispute situation in the
future.
Shah also directed
the officers to keep the additional number of JCB’s available in the area to
meet out the exigencies in case of any eventuality.
Chie Engineer, I&FC M M Shahnawaz, Chief Engineer, PHE Abdul Wahid
and other senior officers accompanied by the Secretary during the inspection.
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