Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Gazanfar Ali Thursday said efforts were being made to curtail spread of coronavirus in Srinagar and in this process the Corporation was adhering to all guidelines and financial norms prescribed under the law.
The Commissioner made these remarks in reference to “certainbaseless and motivated allegations by a certain individual against SMC.”
He said the figures quoted on some social media platform bya “particular individual” were grossly exaggerated with isolated bits of information,intentionally used out of context to mislead general public.
“The SMC stands by ideals of transparency and accountabilityand is, therefore, taking a legal recourse, both in the routine course of civiland criminal law and is also filing an official complaint with chairmanDistrict Disaster Management Authority, in view of multiple attempts by theindividual, to impede the initiatives being undertaken by the Corporation toprevent spread of coronavirus in Srinagar,” the Commissioner said.
He said the Corporation’s legal cell was also initiatinglegal action against media outlets and publications – both online and printwhich have published such “baseless allegations and figures withoutverification.”
According to the Health Officer, SMC, Dr Qazi Javaid, theCorporation was using premium and un-adulterated chemicals, approved by thecompetent authorities, to fight the spread of coronavirus.
Delegated committee constituted for this process hasauthorized procurement and usage of these chemicals after following allestablished guidelines, he said.