Divisional commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting to take stock of the arrangements being made by the divisional administration in the backdrop of incessant rains which caused flood-like situation in various areas of the Valley.
The meeting was briefed that Food Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA) Department has kept 2224 quintals of ration, 437 cooking gas cylinders available at the flood relief centres established for affected, while as Health Department has deployed Doctors and Para Medical staff on 16 centres along with requisite medicines including 6 lakh chlorine tablets.
Apart from this, 500 tents, over 8000 blankets and 190 boats have also been stocked in these 40 centres so far.
The divisional commissioner asked deputy commissioner, Srinagar to carry out regular inspection of the centres to check whether the men, material and machinery are there at these centres in accordance with the directions issued to the officers of line departments from time to time.
He directed the Deputy Commissioner to shift the flood relief centre established in Central Library, Lal Chowk to Girls Higher Secondary School, Kothibagh.