Govt committed to full rehabilitation of flood-hit people: LG Sinha
Samba, Sep 9: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that the government was committed to support the flood-hit people of J&K through this difficult time.
Visiting the health camp at Keso Manhasan, organised by the Health Department in collaboration with AIIMS Jammu for flood-affected families, LG Sinha said, “We are resolved to support the people of J&K through this difficult time. The Centre and the J&K administration are fully committed to not only restoring the damaged infrastructure but also the complete rehabilitation of affected families.”
He said that the recent natural calamities caused massive destruction throughout the Jammu region, which had not experienced such events on this scale for a very long time.
At the health camp, the LG interacted with the people undergoing health check-ups and listened to their concerns.
He said that the district administration, National Disaster Response Force, CAPFs, and the Army’s quick response in the wake of incessant rain saved many lives.
LG Sinha said that the Centre, in coordination with the J&K administration, was currently assessing the damage to essential infrastructure like roads, power, water supply, education, and health caused by the recent natural calamities.
“The team has also visited several affected districts in the Jammu region,” he said.
The LG said that the complete restoration of infrastructure would require some time, but the administration was focused on providing immediate relief to the affected population.
He said that the farming community had been severely affected by the recent natural calamities.
LG Sinha urged farmers across the Jammu region to take advantage of the benefits of the PM Fasal Bima Yojana and Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP).
He thanked the Director AAIMS Jammu and its entire team for organising the health camp for the flood-affected families and also discharging their moral responsibility towards the healthcare of the people of Samba.
The LG said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had, during his recent visit to Jammu, emphasised that health camps should be set up in every Panchayat for flood-affected people.
“AIIMS Jammu would organise nine more mega health camps, and J&K Health Department, Army, BSF, CRPF, and other CAPFs are also organising similar health camps,” he said. “I urge the people to visit these camps and avail healthcare services.”
Earlier, LG Sinha visited Devak Bridge near AIIMS Jammu at Vijaypur, Samba, which suffered damage due to incessant rains and increased water levels.
He directed the officials to expedite the restoration work.
DDC Chairman Samba, Keshav Dutt Sharma; Member of Legislative Assembly from Vijaypur, Chander Parkash Ganga; Member of Legislative Assembly from Ramgarh, Devinder Kumar Manyal; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; Executive Director, AIIMS Jammu, Shakti Kumar Gupta; IGP Jammu, Bhim Sen Tuti; Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah; DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, Shiv Kumar Sharma and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Samba, Ayushi Sudan accompanied the LG.
