SRINAGAR: Government today said about 1,000 vehicles carrying essential commodities were on their way to the Valley even as there are sufficient stocks of ration and life saving drugs.
“About 1000 vehicles carrying essential commodities, on way to valley, will reach at their destinations by tomorrow morning,” Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Choudhary Zulfkar Ali said at a high-level meeting here.
The meeting was convened to review the stock and supply position of essential commodities in the Valley and Ladakh region and was informed that sufficient stock of ration including, LPG and Kerosene oil, is available in the Valley and Ladakh, an official spokesman said.
He said Director of CAPD, Kashmir Peerzada Mushtaq was nominated as nodal officer for monitoring supply of essential commodities in the Valley besides a control room would be set up in the department to meet the demands of the people.
The Minister directed the divisional and district administrations for organizing langers in hospitals to serve free food to the attendants and patients.
Ali said the priority should be given to the movement of vehicles from Jammu to Srinagar carrying rations and other essential commodities. (AGENCIES)
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