Work for people’s safety: Advisor Baseer Khan to DCs

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor (LG), Baseer Ahmad Khan and overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control Efforts (CCE) in Kashmir Division, today directed all the Deputy Commissioners to work religiously for the safety of people so that Coronavirus pandemic is stopped.

He further directed them to adopt coordinated and collectiveapproach to address all issues in mission mode so that the chain of COVID-19infection is broken.

   

The Advisor issued these directions while reviewing thepreparedness and arrangements made by district administrations across KashmirValley. He sought detailed feed-back from district administrations regardingnumber of suspected persons in isolation, Administrative & Home Quarantinewith facilities in district hospitals, screening counters on Highways,distribution of essential commodities, functioning of 24×7 control rooms,involvement of PRIs, lockdown measures, deployments and other arrangements.

Advisor Baseer Khan directed to ensure complete lockdown for21 days strictly and asked for imposing strict restrictions for general publicexcept essential services.

He also directed to enforce strict screening of travellersincluding outside laborers in their respective districts and issue certificateswith stamps for negative persons. Reminding the precautions to be followed,Advisor Baseer Khan said front line employees should wear masks, gloves andmaintain one-meter social distance while performing their essential servicesduty on ground. For distribution of ration, LPG and other essentialcommodities, he directed the DCs to conceptualize a mechanism that shouldregulate in such a manner that long queues will be eliminated and socialdistancing is strictly maintained.

The Advisor asked for disseminating the contact numbers tothe consumers for home delivery system of groceries and other essentialcommodities. He asked the DCs to hold meetings with Beopar Mandal Committeesand provide transport to them.Senior officers of various Departments werepresent in the meeting where as Deputy Commissioners participated in themeeting through video conferencing.

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