Mayor reviews snow clearance arrangements

Srinagar 22 january (KNS): Mayor Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu  today held meeting with all senior officers to review snow clearance arrangements in wake of fresh snow fall prediction.

As per the statement issued to KNS, Besides Commissioner SMC  Gazanfar Ali, Joint Commissioner works Ishtiyaq Ahmed Shah, Executives Engineers, Aee's, zonal sanitation officers and other concerened officers attended the meeting.

It was informed in the meeting that entire men and machinery are in a state of preparedness to tackle any evantuality..

All the snow clearance machines along with man power are on a stand by mode.

Around 4,000 officials will be pressed into service for manual clearance.  The Eighty snow clearance machines will be deputed  and divided in all the electoral wards of SMC and made available for clearence of lanes and bylanes besides important stretches leading to hospitals, religious places, Ration Depos and other vital institutions.

On dewatering Mayor was updated that SMC Drainage circle is operating 86 permanent dewatering stations with  a total capacity of 1460 cusec    Besides 32 mobile dewatering pumps stands deployed in various vulnerable areas of city to tackle water logging issues.

During the course of meeting   Mayor SMC  passed on directions to ensure  snow clearance from all the city lanes , worship places , Hospitals , Roads , important institutions etc by putting men and machinery on job So that no resident faces any inconvenience due to snow accumulation.

  He said the immediate priority was toensure all roads leading to hospitals and religious places, including shrines and gurdwaras, are cleared for movement of people.

Similarly focus was also laid on  timely and smooth snow clearance in wake of fresh snowfall forecast.

 Mattu said that It is  significantly important that all  concerned departments work in coordination and cordially to deliver the best and time bound  services to the citizens of the Srinagar  that will aslo help in timely snow clearance.

Mayor also took update on    SMC snow control room and passed on directions to the concerned to keep  it fully activated with a prompt response to the public calls.

Mean the helpline numbers ie 2470465, 2474499, toll free number 18001807038  are open for people to contact on.

Besides these help line numbers general public can also contact Nodal Officer Snow Clearance Operations (Central Enforcement Officer) on 7006018935, Enforcement officers on 9149678557, 9797290729,  9797222780  and Nodal Officer Snow Control room 9419009570.(KNS)

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