Speaker visits Khour block, assess loss due to rains

Jammu, Aug 7 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly speaker Tara Chand conducted an extensive tour of Jammu district to assess the damages caused due to incessant rains.

The Speaker asked the PWD authorities to immediately start the repair and renovation on damaged link roads of Khour block of Akhnoor Tehsil.

He issued on-the-spot instructions to start the construction work of crates so that the people do not face any inconvenience.

Assuring the inhabitants, he said the government is making best possible efforts to provide relief to those families who are affected by flood and heavy rains.

Mr Tara Chand also directed the additional district development commissioner to shift those people who are residing along the tawi river to safer places and provide them accommodation, ration and other basic facilities including adequate arrangements for drinking water.

The villages visited by Speaker included Channi Divanu, Gigrial, Gajral and Chak Bakhour. Additional district commissioner I M Zargar, Chief Engineer flood control and other senior officers of pdd PWD and R B departments accompanied the Speaker during his visit to Khour block.

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