Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah directed the state administration on Wednesday to distribute within one week Rs 75,000 as interim relief to families whose residential houses have collapsed due to floods in the state last month.

Omar directed the concerned Deputy Commissioners to provide urgent interim relief of Rs 75,000 in one week’s time from Wednesday to the families whose residential houses have completely collapsed, an official spokesperson said.

Chairing a high-level monitoring meeting here to get brief on relief and rehabilitation process, the chief minister said all deputy commissioners should be sensitised in this regard.

“Ask the Deputy Commissioners to complete the task within one week from today or pack their bags,” he told the top bureaucrats present in the meeting, adding, no leniency will be given to anyone in addressing the issue in the stipulated time-frame.

The deputy commissioners would be given all the support and back-up required in this regard.

It should not take any time to certify the houses which have collapsed and interim relief should be provided to the owners, Omar said.

The Chief Minister said focus should be on putting in place a concrete rehabilitation programme, particularly to provide temporary shelters to those whose houses have totally damaged and are residing in tents on roadsides.

“They cannot be left like this as the winter is approaching,” Omar said.

He asked the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir to take immediate measures in this regard so that the people are temporarily rehabilitated.

The Chief Minister while receiving brief on the restoration of health institutions was apprised that no radiation leakage has taken place from the SMHS Hospital as the Radio Therapy Plant of the Hospital was not submerged.

Omar was informed that team of experts from SKIMS and others have certified that no leakage of radiation has taken place in the SMHS Hospital.

It was stated that CT Scan for the Hospital is on way and MIR is likely to be installed within next four to six weeks.

He was also informed that nine lakh children of zero to 15 years of age have been vaccinated against measles and the process will continue for next six months.