SRINAGAR, July 16 -- The House Committee on Estimates today convened a meeting at the Assembly Complex in Srinagar to review the functioning of the Jal Shakti Department, besides assessing progress on ongoing Water Supply Schemes (WSSs) across Jammu and Kashmir.

The meeting was chaired by Committee Chairperson Shamim Firdous and attended by Committee Members Abdul Majid Bhat (Larmi), Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Mir, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Ajaz Jan, Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani, Chander Prakash Ganga, Pyare Lal Sharma and Arjun Singh Raju.

Senior officers present included Shaleen Kabra, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Jal Shakti Department; Fayaz A Lone, Director General Accounts and Treasuries; Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Mission Director, Jal...