In view of holy month of Ramadhan, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Saturday convened a meeting with all deputy commissioners (DCs) of the valley to review progress of market checking, supply position of essential commodities, availability of water and electricity supply across the Valley.
All deputy commissioners informed the meeting about theprogress report of market checking drives launched in their respectivedistricts, an official spokesperson said.
DCs further informed the meeting that there is adequatestock of essential commodities like ration, LPG and petroleum in theirdistricts.
The divisional commissioner asked all deputy commissionersto intensify the market checking drive and arrest the profiteers, hoarders andblack marketers, besides seal their establishments under the relevant sectionof the law. Div Com said that all deputy commissioners would ensure the smoothdistribution of essential commodities in the Valley, besides ensure that allshopkeepers should display rate list of essentials at their shops.
The meeting was further informed that 20 lakh birds and85,000 sheep are available in farms of Animal and Sheep Husbandry departments.
He asked Animal and Sheep Husbandry departments to do healthaudit of birds and sheep laden trucks at Lower Munda round the clock.
Khan also exhorted upon the SMC authorities to providebetter sanitation arrangements, besides installation and repair of streetlights in the city and other important religious places. PDD and PHE officialsinformed the meeting that they will ensure uninterrupted power and water supplyin this holy month.