Amid the ongoing lockdown, the administration has distributed more than 32,000 free Ramadhan kits among needy families in Srinagar.
An official said the exercise was started on April 25 andwill cover 50,000 families. “The free Ramadhan kits contain rice, wheat,cooking oil, salt, chilly and other essential commodities. The move is aimed tohelp around 50,000 families, amid the ongoing lockdown to contain spread ofcoronavirus,” said additional deputy commissioner, Syed Sajad Qadri.
He said to ensure that the kits reaches only to deserving,the tehsildars concerned have been directed to identify the deserving familiesin their jurisdiction and supervise the distribution.
“Each tehsil has been allocated 5,000 kits for distributionamong needy families. The kit quantity of essential commodities has been dulytaken care of so that it lasts for a month for a family,” Qadri said.
He said so far more than 32,000 families have been providedthese kits and process to reach out to other needy families was going on.
Srinagar has seven tehsils – central Shalteng, Chanapora,Eidgah, Khanyar, Pantha Chowk, Srinagar north and Srinagar south. In the nextphase, the tehsildars would be provided more kits for distribution.
The district administration has also ensured delivery ofessentials at door steps amid COVID19 threat.
“While prohibitory orders and advisories are being issuedfrom time to time, the administration also takes all measures to ensure peopledon’t face any inconvenience at homes,” Qadri said.
He said the administration was following all advisorieswhile carrying out the distribution. “The district administration is awareabout suffering of people and appreciates their cooperation in the fightagainst COVID19. In view of restriction in place, the administration has alsotaken various measures to ensure patients and expected mothers get due medicalcare,” Qadri said.
In Srinagar, pregnant women are provided required medicalsupport and carried to maternity facilities on the date of their deliveries andback home once discharged from hospital.
The expecting mothers are also provided multi-item kitsbefore their expected delivery dates. The kits include clothing and otherrequisite items for mothers and items of nutrition and care for newborns.