Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, June 1: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today visited Ramban district and took stock of Covid control measures taken by the district administration besides reviewing the progress on various sectors and major projects which are under progress across the district.
Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam, Chief Engineer, JKPDC, Surinder Abrol, SSP, P D Nitya, SSP, Traffic, Shabir Ahmad Malik, ADC, Harbans Lal, CMO, Dr. Mohammad Fareed Bhat and other senior officers also attended the meeting.
During the meeting, the Advisor reviewed the arrangements available in newly established Panchayat Covid Centres in the district. He directed the officials to make these fully functional and also train the staff deployed there.
Advisor Bhatnagar also took stock of arrangements put in place in view of the pandemic Covid-19 at District Hospital Ramban besides he also assesed the functioning of CT Scan, digital X-ray and diagnostic Labs of the hospital.
He also reviewed the functioning and utility of Covid control rooms, helpline numbers, Tele consultancy services and progress on mapping and tracking. He also enquired about the status of vaccination, testing, contact tracing, follow up of isolated patients at home, availability of bed capacity at designated centers during the visit.
He stressed upon the Health Department to evolve an effective strategy for early detection of COVID cases and timely treatment. He instructed the concerned officers to upscale the vaccination process and urged the people to get vaccinated at designated Centes to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Advisor Bhatnagar asked the officers to ensure strict adherence to all preventive protocols and SOPs and also enforce them effectively.
During the meeting, the Advisor also took first-hand appraisal of progress on various major development projects being executed by the different departments across the district. He also reviewed the functioning of various departments including PWD, PMGSY, Jal Shakti, Health, Education and Fisheries.
While discussing Jal Shakti sector, the Advisor impressed upon the administration to ensure effective implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission scheme which will redress the issues of water quality and supply at large scale besides facilitating the people in every nook and corner of the district.
Meanwhile, Advisor Bhatnagar also interacted with officials, DDC members, PRIs and locals at Banihal.
The DDC Members and locals raised various developmental issues with Advisor and demanded immediate redressal of the same.
The main issues raised were drinking water facility for the Hospital and completion of works on Ashar lifting plant.
The Advisor directed the concerned officials for completion of the plant within two months.
He assured the DDC members, Sarpanchs and locals all possible help from the Government and advised them to play their role while dealing with the current situation of COVID-19.
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