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Ensure speedy road clearance, restoration of power supply, DDC members to Kulgam admin

Srinagar, Jan 8 (UNI) The newly elected CPI (M) District Development Council (DDC) members on Friday urged the Kulgam administration in south Kashmir to ensure speedy road clearance and restoration of power supply after heavy snowfall in the valley earlier this week.

CPI(M) DDC members -- Mohammad Afzal Parry, Gh Mohiudin Lone,Mohamad Abass Rather, Akhtara and Ruby Jan -- in a joint statement said unprecedented snowfall in Kulgam district have caused massive power breakdown, road blockade and scarcity of the essential commodities.

“Kulgam district being mostly hilly and far-flung has received heavy snowfall. In upper belt of the district, various places have witnessed more than six feet snowfall. Several villages are cut off from the district headquarters since last so many days.

With heavy snowfall, the administration seems to have come to a grinding halt. Snow is yet to be cleared on several roads in the district resulting in tremendous hardships to the general public especially ladies, elderly and patients who have to walk miles on foot to reach hospitals for treatment,” it said.

The statement further said there are few snow cutters and other machines in the whole district which are insufficient. “The districts needs more snow cutters and other machinery. Mechanical Engineering department should speed up snow clearance on war footing basis. Despite constraints, administration should shoulder responsibility,” it said.

“The snowfall has resulted in damage to power distribution lines causing massive power breakdown in the district which has plunged the district especially hilly and far-flung area into darkness. Although power supply in some places has been restored, but several areas are yet to be restored,” it added.

The CPI(M) DDC members urged the district administration to expedite the restoration of power supply as people have been braving biting cold.
“The administration must ensure that there was no scarcity of essential commodities including LPG, kerosene oil and ration,” they said in the statement.
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