Pauri district restoration ops in full swing

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Pauri District Magistrate Chandresh Kumar said that half of the 68 constructions in the Shaktipur area in Srinagar, damaged due flood have been cleared of the mud and 49 of the 181 affected families have been provided a room each in different Dharmshalas. District Magistrate said that Rs5,85,400 was spent and 1,635 labourers were deployed to remove the mud from these houses from June 21 to 27.

He said that 1,235 Government properties were damaged in the district with loss estimated to be more than Rs77 crore.

The disaster control centre at Pauri had received 1,021 complaints of which 213 complaints had been resolved.

He said that all efforts are being made to provide clean drinking water with 112 damage water supply schemes being repaired and partial supply being restored from 108 schemes while 48 schemes are still out of operation.

Kumar said that Srinagar and Paithani are worst-affected by the disaster while adding that there are no signs of epidemic in Srinagar.

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