Teams of medicos constituted to check spread of Hepatitis-C: Lal Singh

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 8: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Choudhary Lal Singh while intervening during the Zero Hour assured MLA Zadibal, Abid Ansari that a team of medicos has already been constituted to monitor the situation arisen due to the outbreak of Hepatitis-C in certain pockets of Zadibal constituency.
The Minister of State for Health and Medical Education, Asiea Naqash also informed the House that the tenders have already been floated by the Director Health Services Kashmir for the purchase of Hepatitis-C vaccines to cater to the situation. She also informed that any person can get himself tested free of cost.
Meanwhile, several members raised issues of public importance during Zero Hour in the House today.
Rajesh Gupta called for early completion of City Chowk Super Bazaar parking project in Jammu for which Rs 25 crore have already been allocated to ERA.
Shah Mohammad Tantray called for providing better facilities to the people living in Poonch Haveli constituency besides removal of the unexploded shells lying in the area following recent ceasefire violations.
Krishen Lal called for declaring Pargwal area of Chhamb constituency as bad pocket so that the people living there get the requisite benefit of the schemes under the same. He also called for giving PRCs to the refugees of 1965 and 1971 wars.
Hakeem Yaseen raised the issue of arrest of five Kashmiri youth in Patna, Bihar.
Mubarak Gul called for speedy implementation of the decisions taken at recent District Development Board meetings, release of funds and also carrying out macadamization of roads in Eidgah constituency.
Vikar Rasool demanded undertaking macadamization of roads in Banihal constituency.
Neelam Kumar Langeh called for appointment of Consumer Forum members in Ramban.
Gulzar Ahmed Wani called for immediate restoration of roads in his constituency.
Devender Singh Rana called for waiving off 12% tax on the chopper services operating in Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage.
M. Y. Tarigami called for providing alternative sites to the street vendors so that they can effectively carry on with their business.
Ajay Nanda called for providing employment and free treatment to the people living in Reasi area and its catchments in the new Super Specialty Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Hospital coming up in Katra.
Altaf Kaloo demanded restoration and macadamization of different roads in Pahalgam constituency.
Asgar Karbalai called for early starting of work on Kargil-Zanskar national highway.
Syed Farooq Indrabi called for immediate redress of the issue of water scarcity in his constituency.
Jewan Lal called for starting work on Gudoo-Billawar bridge and also restoration of roads.
Mohammad Akbar Lone called for providing compensation to the orchardists who suffered losses during the September 2014 deluge. He also called for providing essentials to the people of his constituency during ensuing Muharram.
Bashir Ahmed Dar called for providing adequate seating facilities for the visitors coming to visit Secretariat at Jammu and Srinagar.
Usman Majid raised the issue of alleged arrest of one Abdul Majid Khan a resident of Bandipora.
Davinder Maniyal called for providing staff to the Degree College Samba besides releasing the requisite funds for its upgradation.
Aijaz Mir called for rationalization of tariff of transportation of fruit to different states besides putting in place the market intervention scheme.
Abdul Majid Bhat (Larmi) called for undertaking macadamization of roads in various parts of his constituency.
Mohammad Amin Bhat called for starting macadamization in Devsar constituency.
Yawar Mir called for providing ration tickets to IAY beneficiaries besides providing wheat to the people living in Kandi areas of Rafiabad constituency instead of rice.
Daleep Parihar called for increasing the rate per meter of the roads sanctioned with the consequent reduction in the length of the same.
Mumtaz Khan called for providing salaries to the ReTs besides regularizing the services of NYCs and daily rated workers.
Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar called for starting work on already sanctioned Ganderbal Power House.
Anjum Fazli called for starting work on various PHE works in Panthachowk area.
Shakti Raj Parihar called opening of health sub-centres in his constituency.
G. M. Saroori called for starting work on various roads of Marwah, Wardwan, Dachhan besides returning various Hydro Electric Projects to the State.
Shamima Firdous demanded for construction of shopping complex at Nowpora-Khanyar.
Raja Manzoor called for reconsideration of the compensation awarded to the persons whose land had been acquired for undertaking construction of roads.

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