Saroori presided over science exhibition; chairs NRHM and RKS meeting at Thatri.

Saroori meet with NDMA team inspect the damaged structures at Thatri directed to shift the students to a suitable accommodation.

Thatri, May 14: - Ex Servicemen Public School at Thatri district Doda on Tuesday witnessed much buz as the school held Colourful Science Exhibition function with great pomp and show.

The chief guest was Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori lighted the traditional lamp followed by the students. The students of different classes presented a beautiful cultural programme on this occasion organized by students and other staff members.

Saroori congratulate the school administration for imparting quality education and promoting culture among the students. The function ended with vote of thanks by the principal Satish Kumar Kotwal.

Later Saroori presided over a meeting of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Rogi Kalyan Samitis (RKS) Thatri. While welcoming Saroori and members, BMO Thatri Sat Paul put forth the agenda of the meeting including early construction of 25 bedded hospitals which was announced by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad last year.

Speaking on the occasion Saroori said that under National Rural Health Mission, health facilities have improved much but still there are many villages where people have to go far off for health facilities. He said he has taken up the matter with Union Health Ministry they have assured me for early release of funds for construction of Hospital.

Saroori also meet with a team of National Disaster Management Authority Delhi (NDMA) at Thatri and ask them to assess and ascertain the extent of damage in residential as well as government buildings in tremors which jolted the region recently and asked the authorities to reach out to the people living in inaccessible areas of the affected districts and restore the public utility services. The NDMA team comprises Prof C V Murthy from IIT Chennai Madras, Prof Pardeep Kumar from Department of Civil Engineering IIT Hyderabad, A K Jain under Secretary NDMA New Delhi, Hari Kumar president Geo-Hazard Society, Ajay Chaurasia president Scientist CSIR, Central Building Research Institute Roorki and Anoop Kumar Director Keranth RVK Specialist New Delhi.

Inspecting the damaged structures at Tehsil Thatri, Saroori appreciated the district administrations for showing quick response to the disaster and asked for final damage assessment report within two weeks as already directed by Former CM J&K G N Azad. He also called for early renovation of damaged SSA schools and private property and directed the concerned to shift the students of such schools to a suitable accommodation for their safety till the buildings are restored.