Srinagar, April 22 -- J&K Jal Shakti Department, in the wake of an administrative exigency, has ordered elevation of 25 Executive Engineers as Superintending Engineers.

As per government order numbers 94-JK (JSD) of 2025 and 100-JK (JSD) of 2025, 25 Executive Engineers have been placed as Superintending Engineers on an incharge basis to overcome the shortage of over 90% vacancies at the level of SEs. These vacancies had been severely affecting the implementation of various water supply schemes on ground.

Earlier, Jal Shakti Minister, Javed Ahmed Rana, after reviewing the human resource scenario of the department, had directed for exploring the ways and means of elevating the Executive Engineers as SEs to overcome the shortage of senior of...