Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today inspected Water Supply Schemes in Nud, Channi-Mansar, Khoon and Surinsar and directed the engineers to take steps for augmenting water supply in tube wells.The Minister was informed that the WSS Nud provides water supply to Gangeri, Pappad, Bindu Da-Peda and Bakarwal Basti.The Minister instructed the engineers to maintain cleanliness in and around the water supply scheme besides keeping alternate pumping machinery on standby to deal with any exigency.Sham Choudhary also directed the department to launch extensive plantation drive around the tube well. He said, “this would help to prevent breaches and encroachment”.He further directed the engineers to conduct regular field visits to know about the requirement and supply of water in these areas for assisting the farmers.Earlier, the Minister convened a meeting to review the water supply position in Jammu.
During the meeting, the Minister reviewed various steps being taken by the department to augment water supply in the city during summer season especially in the areas of Rehari, Talab Tillo and BhathindiThe Minister stressed upon the officers to ascertain water supply position in the areas facing water scarcity and take measures to further augment the supply.The Minister also reviewed the position of water flow in Ranbir and Pratap canals and directed the officers to take concerted measures for better upkeep of the canals.While taking a review of the measures taken by the flood control department, the Minister directed the concerned officers to identify critical spots on the banks of rivers and nallahs and take requisite steps to check floods during heavy rains.The Minister stressed on better flood control measures in place besides better coordination among various wings of the department to ensure timely steps to check any loss of life and property.