Navratra arrangements discussed at Kathua

KATHUA, SEPTEMBER 14: Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Ramesh Kumar   Thursday reviewed the arrangements for the ensuing Navratra festival at an officers’ meeting held here today. 

Detailed deliberations were held on the measures to ensure smooth conduct of festival. The DC directed the officers to ensure all necessary arrangements to facilitate the devotees during.

Arrangements for transportation, sanitation, drinking water, power supply, first aid facilities, market checking and   security were thoroughly discussed in the meeting.

Deputy Commissioner directed   for the repair of bridle paths leading to the temples and shrines. Similarly, the instructions were passed on to the PHE functionaries to ensure regular supply of drinking water at the shrines and important Yatra path routes.  The PDD was also directed to ensure un-interrupted power supply to all the shrines. Barricading for the benefit of devotees was also discussed in the meeting.

Chief Medical Officer was directed to make available necessary medical facilities at all the shrines with life saving drugs first aid along with team of doctors.  The CAPD department and CEO Municipal Committee were directed to conduct regular market inspections to keep check on overcharging, quality of eatables and profiteers.   

RTO Kathua was directed to provide transport facilities on all routes leading to different shrines and to display fare list at bus stand for convenience of the pilgrims. The fire and emergency service will deploy fire tenders at Jasrota Mata, Sukrala Mata and Mahanpur, the DC ordered.

The DC appealed the public to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in and around the religious places during the festival season. He directed to keep close check on the use of polythene near temples and also issue advisory to the nearby shops and stalls against its use.

The traffic officials and Tehsildars of the concerned areas were directed to identify areas for parking so that congestion of traffic can be avoided during festival season. The Tehsildars of hilly areas along with MVD officials were directed to intensify vigil to keep check on overloading of passenger vehicles.