JAMMU, MAY 26: Minister of State for Haj & Auqaf, PHE and Irrigation
& Flood Control, Power Development, Industries & Commerce, Syed Farooq
Ahmad Andrabi today convened a meeting to review the arrangements being made by
the civil administration for the month of Ramzan.
The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner, Dr Mandeep
K Bhandari,
Deputy Commissioner, Rajeev Ranjan, Additional Commissioner, Rehana Batool, SSP Jammu, Dr Sunil
Gupta, SSP Traffic, Nisha Nathyal besides other senior officers from various
departments and prominent citizens.
The Minister extended greetings on the holy month of Ramadan and said
that there is intense spiritual meaning to Ramadan for those who fast.
The Minister while reviewing the status of power and water supply,
availability of food stock and essential commodities, asked the officers to
work with a humanitarian approach keeping in view prevailing harsh weather
conditions and expected surge in temperature in coming days. “With regards
to the same, any exigency should be immediately addressed to avoid
inconvenience to the people,” he added.
Andrabi directed the Power Development Department to ensure
uninterrupted power supply especially during Sehri and Iftar. He further
directed immediate replacement and repair of damaged transformers to limit
unscheduled cuts.
PHE department was directed for ensuring adequate water supply with
proper arrangements of water tankers in water scarce areas.
The Minister also asked PDD and PHE to establish help lines to respond
to the grievances of the people promptly.
The Minister asked the FCSCA department to ensure adequate supply of
ration during the month with concerted efforts of distributing the same to the
people smoothly. The Minister also directed to conduct frequent market checks
to monitor quality and rates of eatables and other essential commodities.
The Minister directed the officers to work in close coordination to
ensure that the people do not face any inconvenience vis-à-vis the
essentials during the month of Ramadan.
Concerned agencies were directed to ensure proper cleanliness,
sanitation, street lighting and other related facilities especially in and
around mosques and shrines.
The Minister impressed upon the police department to ensure foolproof
security and proper traffic management.
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