SRINAGAR: Mayor Srinagar today held a meeting with all senior officers to review snow clearance arrangements in wake of fresh snowfall prediction.
Besides Commissioner SMC Gazanfar Ali, Joint Commissioner works Ishtiyaq Ahmed Shah, Executives Engineers, , zonal sanitation officers and other concerned officers attended the meeting.
It was informed in the meeting that entire men and machinery are in a state of preparedness to tackle any eventuality..
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 clearance of lanes and bylanes besides important stretches leading to hospitals, religious places, ration depots 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 the city to tackle water logging issues.
During the course of the 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.
Meanwhile the helpline numbers i.e. 2470465, 2474499, toll free number 18001807038 are open for people to contact.
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.

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