ADC Kulgam reviews arrangements of Ramadan month

KULGAM, MAY 24: Additional Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, today convened a meeting with District Officers of different departments to review the arrangements made by the district administration for ensuing holy month of Ramadan.

          Calling for ensuring the availability of all requisite and essential commodities to the people on prescribed rate during the Month of Ramadan, Additional Deputy Commissioner asked the officers of all departments to work in synergized manner so that the people do not face any inconvenience during the Holy Month.

          Additional Deputy Commissioner directed the Executive Engineer PDD to ensure that the consumers get adequate power supply especially at the time of Iftar and Sehri as well as in all shrines. He also directed them to repair all defunct street lights, damaged poles and transformers before the holy month of Ramadan.

          Directing the officials of PHE department for ensuring adequate supply of potable water, he directed to provide water tankers to the areas that are facing acute water shortage so that people should not face water crises.

He further directed the authorities of FCS&CA department to keep available adequate stock of ration for the general public besides effective monitoring of public distribution mechanism in the district. Officers should ensure that the quota of ration reaches and distributed to the people well in time. He also directed to officials to constitute checking squads to intensify market checking and take strict action against the hoarders and black marketers.

ADC appealed the people to purchase meat at government approved rates, if any meat-seller demands extra amount then people should inform the Police for strict action against the erring meat-seller.

The legal metrology department was also directed to ensure regular market checking to keep vigil on the rates charged by the shopkeepers during the holy month and take action against the violators.

          The Additional Deputy Commissioner asked the Municipal Committees of Kulgam, Devsar & Yaripora to maintain proper sanitation and cleanliness in and around the places of worships and at the places of congregations besides holding massive marketing checking in Coordination with Revenue & Police Department.

          The meeting was also attended by all the Tehsildars, Executive Engineers of Different wings, Police, Trade Unions & the representatives of different Auqaf committees of the District.