Former Employees Joint Action Committee President and social activist, Qayoom Wani on Thursday urged the government to issue guidelines for involving the welfare organsiation in fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a statement, Wani urged people to take the lockdownseriously and stay home. He said while on one side the priority was to adhere strictlyto the lockdown and stay indoors but on the other hand the learned sections ofthe community viz welfare organization, volunteers, employees ,teachers andMolvies have to come forward to meet other challenges to fight Covid-19.
Wani appealed welfare organizations and volunteers to getready for the challenge saying the coming times were going to be tough whichneeds to be fought jointly. He said aprt from the preparations by thegovernment the civil society needs to join hands in combating the emergingchallenges of health, poverty and rehabilitation of the needy.
“Kashmiri welfare/religious organizations individualvolunteers, teachers and employees have set examples of bravery and devotion inthe past, be it flood/earthquake or other crises, but today is a more peculiarand tough challenge,” he said.
He said following the health advisories strictly was theneed of the hour. “The welfare organizations and volunteers need to devisestrategies to fight this war together so that nobody sleeps hungry or without amedicine, if he is in need,” said Wani.
He also condoled the demise of a Srinagar man who had testedpositive for Covid-19 and died this morning.