Srinagar: In the wake of the recent land sinking incident in the Khawajapora Syedpora area in the Rainawari locality, the District administration Srinagar on Tuesday formed an expert panel to ascertain the facts and suggested remedial measures regarding the incident.
According to the order issued by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, who is also the Chairman District Disaster Management Authority, the nine-member Committee headed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Syed Ahmad Kataria has been constituted to ascertain facts that leads to sinking of several houses in Khawajapora Syedpora in Rainawari locality of the district.
The Committee has been asked to submit its findings within the week’s time and suggest measures for preventing environmental damage with covering other allied and incidental issues of land subsidence in the area.
The Committee comprises members including Prof. Ghulam Jeelani, Prof of Earth Science, University of Kashmir; Ghulam Hassan, Joint Commissioner (Plg) SMC; Shabir Ahmad, Ex. Eng. Core Division, R&B, Srinagar; Dr. Shakeel Waseem, Asstt. Prof., Structural Engineering NIT, Srinagar; Syed Shahid Hussain, JKAS, Tehsildar, Khanyar Srinagar; Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir, SDPO Khanyar, Srinagar; Mir Jehangir, Ex. Engineer, Building & Design -Il, Quality & Control R&B Department, Srinagar; Zahoor Ahmad, Ex. Engineer, Smart City, Srinagar; Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, Geologist-111, Geology & Mining Deptt„ Srinagar.
