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Kashmir begins dredging of Jhelum river after 26 years
Saturday March 24, 2012 11:15:52 PM,
IANS
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Srinagar: After 26
years, the Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday re-started the
dredging of the Jhelum river to address the annual flood threat in
the Valley.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated the Rs.21.38 crore
dredging scheme in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.
"We should be amply prepared and alert to the threats of heavy
floods so that we are not caught unaware at the time of
emergency," he said at the inauguration of the ambitious dredging
scheme.
Abdullah said the government is working on a comprehensive flood
protection project to increase the intake capacity of major
rivers, strengthen the embankments, revive flood channels and
introduce long-term and short-term measures.
The dredging operation in river Jhelum is part of this strategy,
he added.
"We feel satisfied by constructing bridges, roads, schools,
colleges, water supply installations and similar other development
schemes as these facilities are in positive use of public, but
when we create flood protection like facilities, we pray to God
that we may not be compelled to put these measures in use,"
Abdullah said laying stress on preparedness and alertness of the
administration and the people to face the challenges of nature.
Dredging of Jhelum River continued from 1959 to 1986. The scheme
has now been revived by the state government.
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