Commissioner/Secretary, PHE/IFC, AK Sahu reviewed the progress made in various projects of the PHE/I&FC department on May 6 at the UT Secretariat. 

As per the direction from L-G, R K Mathur, PHE/I&FC department has prepared a draught management plan for both the district to meet the challenges expected to be arising considering less snowfall this year.

Reviewing the draught plan and the status of procurement of solar pumps, Commissioner Secretary, Sahu directed concerned officials of both the districts to purchase solar pumps as per the draught plan. He further directed the concerned officials to construct dzings/ponds in both districts to store the unused water during the winter. He also asked the engineers to adopt innovative technologies to avoid water seepage in pond storage.

While reviewing AIBP/FMP Projects, Commissioner Secretary asked both the districts to prepare a DPR and submit a plan under AIBP of at least 1000 hectares for irrigation in each district.

For the early completion of the Parkachik Irrigation Canal, Commissioner Secretary Sahu impressed upon the engineers to expedite the work and submit the audit report and the physical financial progress report within five days. Parkachik Irrigation canal, which is 18 km in length, is one of the major irrigation projects in the Kargil district. 

The engineers informed that the irrigation canal commissioned up to 12km stays charged and benefits 1,500 people. 

Commissioner Secretary, Sahu also reviewed the SDP and State Plan in PHE/IFC sectors. He directed the officials of both the districts to hire a consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) to provide a 24x7 water supply in both districts. The proposed project would include GIS mapping of existing infrastructure, piped networks, and adoption of suitable winter-friendly technology to ensure a 24x7 water supply throughout the year. An IoT-based SCADA system would manage the entire system.

Similarly, Secretary Commissioner Sahu reviewed the status of the implementation of JJM. He instructed both the district to provide 3,000 functional household tap connections every month to achieve the target fixed by the Ladakh Administration. Commissioner Secretary informed that Ladakh should provide 31,000 FHTCs to households.

He further directed Engineers to complete all the pending projects within a stipulated time frame. DC Kargil and Chief Engineers were asked to review the progress of all the projects regularly.

Chief Engineer, PHE; Superintendent Engineer PHE/IFC, Kargil/Leh; Executive Engineer PHE, Kargil/Leh; Executive Engineer, IFC, Kargil/Leh; Joint Director Planning and Chief Agricultural Officer, Kargil/Leh attended the meeting.