Early Times Report
GANDERBAL, Nov 20: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, has exhorted upon the concerned officers to work out an effective and comprehensive snow clearance plan for winters so that people may not suffer during heavy snowfall.
Advisor issued these instructions while chairing a review meeting held here today to discuss and assess winter preparedness and election preparations in the district.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P.K Pole, IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Poswal, ADC, ACR, SE PDD, Executive Engineers of various engineering wings and other concerned attended the meeting.
The DC briefed the Advisor about the arrangements being put in place to combat any contingency during winters through a powerpoint presentation. The DC informed the meeting that adequate stock of essential commodities is already dumped at the identified places in the district besides Snow Clearance plan has been already put in place and required machinery and manpower has also been kept in state of readiness. Advisor also enquired about the availability of snow clearance machines and was informed that adequate machines are available with the Beacon including Snow Cutters, Snow Ploughs, Excavators and Wheel Loaders which carry snow clearance operation on SSG road besides Mechanical wings of different departments and Municipal Council carry snow clearance on other roads of the district.
He directed the concerned to ensure that adequate men and machinery is stationed at identified locations like roads leading to hospitals and at other emergency services instead of placing them in district headquarter, so that they can be deployed timely in view of any exigency.
Meanwhile, Advisor reviewed status of election preparations including AMF at polling stations, election training, snow clearance plan on roads leading to polling stations, heating arrangements, security plan printing of ballot papers etc. and necessary instructions were passed for smooth, free and fair conduct of elections.
The Heath department was directed to ensure that adequate medical and para medical staff along with emergency medicines and ambulance is deployed at Distribution/counting centers and asked for conducting Rapid COVID test for employees deployed for election duty. He also emphasized the need for strict adherence to COVID SOPs during election process. |
