Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) management on Saturday cancelled the sanctioned leaves of its staff and ordered them to report back to their duties in view of flooding in the valley.
“In view of flood situation arising due to continuous rain in the valley, the JKSRTC Management has cancelled all leaves of officers/officials sanctioned and ordered them to report back to their duty,” said a statement.
It said that the department has provided 30 trucks to District Administration Srinagar for their deployment to different locations to meet exigency. “… and 20 trucks have been kept standby in District Anantnag at the disposal of District Administration Anantnag for meeting any eventuality.”
It said the JKSRTC has also established a control Room at M.A.Road JKSRTC HQ Srinagar under the supervision of Farhat Jan, General Manager (Operations), Kashmir who can be reached at cell number 9419011594. “JKSRTC is ready to provide all sort of assistance for rescue operation if required,” it said.