The Speaker of State legislative Assembly, Gobind Singh Kunjwal, stressed on the need to provide prompt relief to the victims of the natural calamity, asking the officials concerned to improve their style of functioning during his visit to different disaster-hit areas of Bageshwar’s Kanda area on Tuesday.
Reviewing the situation of some disaster affected villages including Dhalan, Khanoli, Chhiriyagaon and Bhanigaon of Bageshwar’s Kanda region and listening to concerns of the disaster-hit victims of the said villages today , Kunjwal, emphasised on the need to provide prompt relief to the needy.
At the same time he also called upon the officials concerned of the Bageshwar district administration to improve their style of functioning and maintain quality of relief works in disaster affected areas. Among other things restore the basic services like drinking water services on priority basis, the Speaker asked the officials concerned of the jal sasthan.
In the meanwhile, keeping in view damage caused by rivers in different parts of the Bageshwar district, Kunjwal directed the officials concerned of the district irrigation department to construct flood protection works like protection walls.
Expressing concern over poor accessibility in remote areas, he also asked the officials concerned of the district food supply department to ensure availability of essential commodities in the disaster hit areas. Following poor road connectivity, the Speaker also emphasised on the need to improve the road conditions on priority basis. Till opening of the blocked roads the officials concerned must provide alternative roads to the citizens, he added.