Div Com Kashmir gives instructions for better traffic management at Pantha Chowk.
and ways and means for avoiding frequent traffic jam on
this road which is a part of national highway.
On this occasion, the traffic officials informed the Divisional Commissioner that vehicles plying from Srinagar to Jammu frequently create hurdles in smooth traffic. The Divisional Commissioner said that there is a proposal for constructing an overhead foot bridge at Panthachowk and very soon the proposal would be given the final shape. In order to streamline movement of traffic it was ordered to removal the bottle necks. Pantha chowk has been experiencing huge traffic rush in view of the fact that all vehicles from Jammu as well as Inter-district transport culminate at Panthachowk. The road between Sempora (Pampore) and Pantha chowk has many bottle necks which cause traffic jams. The commuters face great difficulties and as such it was decided that the road from Sempora to Panthachowk will be widened and the structures/ shops will be rehabilitated. A suggestion was made that overhead foot bridges be constructed so that the passengers can cross the road safely.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir instructed the concerned agencies to prepare a well thought out plan so that the traffic problem is resolved.
Div Com Kashmir was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Mehraj Ahmed Kakroo, Superintending Engineer R&B Santosh Kumar Pandit, Regional transport Officer, Kashmir Mohammed Anees, Supdt of Police Traffic Rural GM Wadu, SP Traffic City Maqsood ul Zamaan, Executive Engineer R&B, Secy. Srinagar Development Authority, joint Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Mohammed Yusuf, SHO Panthachowk.
Indian Air Force airlifts 224 stranded passengers from Kargil & Gurez:
Srinagar, 2 February 2011:
Sixty-two
(62) stranded passengers were airlifted between
Bandipora and Gurez in Indian Air force Mi-17 helicopter
today. 14 passengers were airlifted from Bandipora
helipad to Neeru and 3 passengers to Baduab. 16
passengers were lifted from Neeru to Bandipora. 29
passengers were airlifted from Baduab to Bandipora. The
passengers were facilitated at Bandipora by Addl. Deputy
Commissioner, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Gasi and at Gurez by Sub
Divisional Magistrate, Mohammed Ashraf. Gurez Sub
Division had got cut-off after the recent snowfall and
the temperatures at Gurez have dipped to Negative 15
degrees. The passengers airlifted were old-aged
patients, ladies and small children, who have highly
appreciated State Govt. and IAF authorities for
arranging the helicopter service. MLA Gurez Mr. Nazir
Ahmed Gurezi and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Dr.
Asgar Hassan Samoon conveyed their thanks to Air Officer
Commanding J&K Udhampur, Air Vice Marshall Mr.
PS Gill (AVSM, VSM) and Group Captain Mr. S. Srivastava
for making the airlift facility available for the
civilians.
Meanwhile, 162 passengers were airlifted in Indian Air Force AN-32 Kargil Courier. 36 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Jammu and 53 passengers from Jammu to Kargil. 29 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Srinagar and 44 passengers from Srinagar to Kargil. During the closure of Sonamarg-Gumri road, the Indian Air Force operates weekly Air Courier service between Kargil and Jammu every Tuesday and thrice a week between Kargil and Srinagar on every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, subject to weather.
Administration gears up for another wet spell
Srinagar: 2nd February 2011.
A western disturbance is approaching the State and under its influence light snowfall may occur at a few places from 3rd to 5th February 2011 and fairly widespread snowfall may occur at many places from 7th to 9th February 2011. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon has issued instructions to all Deputy Commissioners, Chief Engineers of Electric, PHE and Mechanical Engineering Departments , Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Director CA&PD Kashmir, Beacon authorities, Traffic and Police authorities and Chief Executive Officers of Tourism Development Authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure that there is minimum disruption of services due to snowfall.
The Snow clearance machines have been kept in a state of readiness and snow clearance operations will start as soon as snow accumulation is more than three inches.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir instructed Chief Engineer Electric to keep his men and machinery in readiness so that in case there is any disruption in electricity the same can be rectified at the earliest.
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