Jammu, September 13, 2025 : Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday visited flood-affected villages in the Jammu region and assured that all damaged structures would be rebuilt with enhanced specifications to withstand future calamities like the recent flash floods and landslides.
Singh toured villages under the Bajalta and Pargalta panchayats of Jammu district, where torrential rains led to severe flash floods and landslides, causing extensive damage to residential houses, bridges, roads, and public property.
“The damaged structures will be rebuilt, with better specifications depending on the lessons learned from the recent floods, so that in case there is a calamity like this in the future, these structures should be able to withstand it,” Singh stated during his visit.
Over the past few weeks, Singh has been actively visiting flood-affected areas, from Chisoti in Kishtwar to the Zero Line along the Indo-Pak border in Kathua and Samba, to meet and assess the hardships faced by affected families.
He reviewed the ongoing restoration work on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which had remained closed for over 10 days due to landslides and road caving at multiple locations.
Accompanied by local MLA Yudhvir Sethi and officers from the Union Territory administration, Singh visited several of the worst-affected sites, including Bain Bajalta, Tutan Di Khoi, Anthan, Badoon, Khana Shargal, and Chalni in the Jammu East Assembly constituency.
The minister directed officials from the Roads and Buildings Department and the Public Health Engineering Department to begin immediate restoration work to repair roads, bridges, and supply essential services disrupted by the floods.
Singh also visited sites in the Pargalta panchayat, inspecting the damage to public infrastructure, shops, and crops caused by flash floods. He mentioned that damage estimates, including losses to agricultural produce, are being prepared.
Expressing solidarity with the affected families, Singh assured that efforts are ongoing to restore normalcy at the earliest, and stressed the need for implementing construction guidelines that factor in the region’s vulnerability to natural disasters.
