Smita Murmu, first lady of Jammu and Kashmir visited a quarantine facility in Samba on Saturday and took first hand information of the preparedness of administration to house inmates and various facilities being provided to them.
She was briefed by Deputy Commissioner, Samba about the measures being taken by the administration to contain the spread of COVID19 pandemic.
During the visit, the first lady also distributed kits of essential items comprising toiletries, towels, and bed sheets among the inmates and lauded the efforts of volunteers and frontline workers who she said were toiling hard in the unprecedented times to mitigate the hardship caused by the COVID19.
She stressed on proper storage and upkeep of the medicines and further emphasized on maintenance of hygiene in the vicinity of the quarantine centre.
She directed the officers to take all necessary measures imperative to provide best quarantine facilities to inmates.