I&FC Deptt. constitutes 49 beats for Jhelum

Srinagar: On the instructions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC) Department Thursday constituted 49 beats for Jhelum from Anantnag to Bandipora via Pulwama and Srinagar districts for 24×7 monitoring of water level in the river.
In this regard, the I&FC Department constituted five Flood Zonal Committees (FZCs) in 14 sectors in District Police Lines Anantnag, Police Station Awantipora, Kakapora lift station, Police Control Room Srinagar and Irrigation & Flood Control Division Sumbal.
All Jhelum beat officers are sending round the clock report to their Flood Zonal Committees (FZCs). The FZCs will further send the report to the District Co-ordination Committees, which are headed by concerned Deputy Commissioners, so that effective mechanism is available at the time of exigency.