A man is reflected in a pool of water left by flooding at a hospital corridor in Srinagar yesterday.

 IANS/New Delhi

 

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will today visit Srinagar to assess the damage caused to the roads due to the floods in Jammu and Kashmir and discuss remedial steps, an official statement said yesterday.

“During the visit, Gadkari will make an on-the-spot assessment of the damage to roads as a result of floods, and will discuss remedial steps,” a statement from the road transport and highways ministry said.

He will be accompanied by Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

The ministers, along with other officers, will also undertake an aerial survey of various roads and construction works under progress.

They will hold meetings with officers from the Border Roads Organisation and Central Public Works Department.

In his capacity as the federal minister of rural development, Gadkari will also hold a meeting with officers to discuss issues related to drinking water, sanitation and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) roads.

Gadkari and Jitendra Singh will also meet Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and volunteers and representatives of organisations involved in the relief and rehabilitation work in Kashmir.

 

 

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