In view of COVID-19 outbreak, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor and overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control Efforts (CCE) for Kashmir Division, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today said that the health of the people was his prime concern.
To achieve cent percent results, the Advisor is holding aseries of meeting on daily basis to review arrangement put in place by linedepartments in this regard, besides keeping a close watch on the presentsituation across Kashmir Division.
Advisor directed all Deputy Commissioners to strengthenground surveillance teams and track the absconding recent travellers to otherstates and abroad on war footing basis and put them at nearby healthinstitutions immediately for proper screening.
The Advisor appealed the people to take the fight againstnovel Coronavirus infection seriously and come forward to furnish theinformation of absconding recent traveler, if any, in their locality todistrict control rooms or to nearby health institutions.
“In present situation, Nambardhars, Sarpanchs, panchs andCouncillors should play important role for door to door survey to identifysuspected persons”, Khan added.
Advisor Baseer Khan made these remarks while chairing ameeting to review the preparedness and arrangements made by districtadministrations of Bandipora and Kupwara for the containment of the Coronovirusinfection.
The meeting was informed that 1000 quarantine rooms eachwere identified by the twin district administrations at different locationswith round the clock basic amenities besides health facilities.
It is given out that the ration will be distributed withinfive days through home delivery and that there is sufficient stock of LPG andKerosene oil in these districts.
It was given out that 80 groceries stores were identifiedfor home delivery in the twin districts and transport is being provided by thedistrict administrations. Each district has established three 24×7 control roomsat Tehsil, Block and CMO level to provide information to distress and anxietycallers.For projected demands, Khan reiterated thatfunds are not the constraint and all requisite medical equipments will besupplied within two days to the twindistricts besides.