SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah chaired another review meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the restoration works, relief measures and overall flood preparedness across Jammu & Kashmir that has arisen due to incessant rains and flash floods.The meeting was attended by Minister for Health, Education and Social Welfare, Sakeena Itoo, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and other senior officers.Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, Minister for Youth Services & Sports, Transport, Information Technology, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Science & Technology, ARI & Trainings, Satish Sharma, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, all Deputy Commissioners attended the meeting through Video Conferencing.While chairing the meeting, Chief Minister stressed the need for maintaining a high state of preparedness to effectively deal with flood-like situations arising from erratic weather patterns.The Chief Minister emphasized the importance of adopting long-term flood mitigation measures, noting that recurring flood-like events necessitate sustained planning and resilient infrastructure. He instructed the concerned departments to take all necessary steps to minimise loss of life and property, ensure restoration of essential services, particularly drinking water and electricity, within 24 hours, prioritise vulnerable locations, and intensify efforts to trace and retrieve missing persons.The Chief........

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