Jammu, Jan. 2 -- Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, today held a series of meetings with several Legislators and public delegations to review and discuss issues related to departments under his charge.

The deliberations primarily focused on matters concerning Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC)and Tribal Affairs.

During the interactions, a broad spectrum of issues of public importance were taken up in detail. These included the availability and augmentation of drinking water supply, irrigation and flood management works under I&FC, concerns of tribal communities, timber supply-related matters and service-related issues of employees of the Jammu & Ka...