Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha has ordered a high-level probe into the August 26 Vaishno Devi landslide close to Adhkuwari. A 3-member committee led by senior officers will examine the incident, consider rescue efforts and recommend preventive SOPs.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has constituted a three-member high-level committee to analyze the landslide incident close to Adhkuwari on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi route that occurred on Tuesday (August 26). As per an official order, the committee shall be chaired by Shaleen Kabra — the Further Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir’s Jal Shakti Division. It’s going to additionally embrace the Divisional Commissioner of Jammu and the Inspector Basic of Police, Jammu.
Activity of the committee
The panel has been tasked with conducting an in depth inquiry into the causes and duties behind the incident. It’s going to additionally assess the reduction and rescue operations carried out after the landslide and suggest appropriate Normal Working Procedures (SOPs) and preventive measures to keep away from recurrence of such mishaps sooner or later.
The committee shall:
- Study intimately the causes/causes behind the incident and level out any lapses.
- Assess responses within the kind to rescue and reduction measures undertaken.
- Recommend applicable SOPs and measures for stopping recurrence of such incidents in future.
Report deadline set
In keeping with the official order, the committee is required to submit its complete report inside two weeks to Lieutenant Governor Sinha who can also be the Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
It’s to be famous right here that the pilgrimage to the Vaishno Devi shrine remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day on Friday following a latest landslide, which claimed 34 lives and left 20 others injured. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), which manages the Yatra, suspended the pilgrimage on Tuesday till additional orders. Katra and Trikuta hills, on which the Vaishno Devi Shrine is situated, have been witnessing heavy rain since Friday morning.
(Inputs from Rahi Kapoor)
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