With preparations for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations in full swing, chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam Monday chaired a high level meeting of officers at Udyog Bhavan here to finalise the arrangements for a colourful function.
According to an official spokesperson, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Principal Secretary, Home, Principal Secretary, Hospitality & Protocol, ADGP CID, J&K, ADGP Security, Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, IGP Jammu zone, senior officers from Air Force and State administration attending the meeting. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and IGP Kashmir Zone participated via video conferencing.
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu gave a detailed briefing about the preparations being made and sequence of programmes for the main RD function to be organised at Sports Ground Jammu University, where Governor will preside over the function.
Chief Secretary stressed on the civil and police administration to work in close coordination to ensure that all preparations related to the event are complete by 21stJanuary and a full dress rehearsal organized on 24th January, 2019 in Jammu, Srinagar and across district and sub divisional headquarters.
Chief secretary observed that RD function across the state should be celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety with all important government buildings and landmark places illuminated to add to the grandeur of the occasion. He directed establishing a well equipped control room with a dedicated landline at the Jammu University campus besides keeping the University medical dispensary open on that day. He asked the Traffic Police Department to issue a traffic advisory for 26th January and install route and parking signages at appropriate locations for convenience of the public.