Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) rushed its men and machinery to clear key roads in the city in the wake of heavy snowfall and has cleared snow from important destinations and installations like hospitals, ration depots, banks, offices religious places and other important institutions.
According to a statement issued to KNS, the snow clearance, which was started on a war footing, was supervised by SMC commissioner Dr GN Qasba, who conducted personal tours of various areas to instruct the ground staff and pass orders with regard to snow clearance dewatering. More than 2700 sanitary workers, 75 dewatering pumps, 20 loaders, four JCBs, two robots and several hoppers were into service to ensure public faces no inconvenience. Sixty four caterpillar machines was also forced into action. At least seventy percent lanes and by lanes have been cleared off snow. Thirty eight mobile dewatering pumps have been put in place by drainage division of SMC in the areas which have been inundated under water and since yesterday evening the water level in submerged areas has gone down appreciably said Commissioner SMC. With the restoration of power supply to the Daresh Kadal dewatering station it is expected that water level in and around Magarmal Bagh and similarly in other areas would rise down considerably further said Dr Qasba. Adequate quantity of diesel has been placed to drainage division for working smoothly in case of power failure he further added
The SMC has set up a control room. People can call on these two numbers 0194-2474499, 2450620 to register their complaints. At least over hundred complaints were responded for snow clearance, water logging and removal of building material and trees from general public which were addressed swiftly.