𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐂 𝐋𝐞𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐅, 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐃𝐂 𝐋𝐞𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐅, 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐋𝐞𝐡, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: The Deputy Commissioner/Chairman, DDMA, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve chaired a meeting regarding preparedness of Glacial Lake Outburst Flow (GLOF) and floods/other disasters in Leh district on July 11.

DC, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve instructed all the departments that in case of any disaster there should be no delay in response. He also added that teams should be formed at the Sub-Divisional levels for quick and efficient flow of information.

Additionally, he told the concerned departments to ensure that the nalas should not have any blockage specially around Leh town and to remove any blockage immediately to allow smooth flow of water. He also instructed the SDMs to conduct a meeting at sub-divisional level to ensure preparedness among their respective departments.

Further, village representatives from Gya and Rumbak informed DC, Leh about their concerns regarding the GLOFs near their village and DC, Leh instructed the UTDRF team to visit the site at the earliest.

The meeting was attended by SSP, Leh, Shruti Arora; SDMs of all the Sub-Divisions; DSP, UTDRF, Sonam Dorjay; State Nodal Officer, Dr Iqbal Ahmed; District Nodal Officer, Dr Skarma P Yountan; President, Contractor Association and other concerned officials.