Kargil, Aug. 18 -- Hon'ble Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, visited several landslide-affected areas including Khawos, Namsuru, and nearby villages to assess the damage caused by recent cloudbursts and to oversee relief and restoration efforts.

During the visit, Dr. Akhoon was accompanied by the Executive Engineer (Irrigation), Tehsildars Tai Suru, BDO Tai Suru, and officials from the Irrigation, PHE, and R&B Departments, along with other concerned officers.

The CEC directed the Irrigation Department to immediately restore the major irrigation canals and instructed the BDO to clear and restore the smaller khuls (local water channels) in the affected areas. He further directed that these temporary r...