Excelsior Correspondent
KUPWARA, June 3: The Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today visited Kupwara to review the COVID-19 Containment Measures (CCM) in the district, besides inspected the COVID Care Centre at Dragmulla.
The Advisor convened a joint meeting of District Administration and Public Representatives and held a threadbare discussion with all the stakeholders regarding COVID-19 containment measures, solicited feedback and suggestions from them.
The Chairman District Development Council (DDC), Irfan Sultan Panditpori; Vice Chairperson, DDC, Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir; Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Imam Din; DDC Members; ADDC,Nazir Ahmad Lone; BDC Chairpersons, President MC Kupwara, Handwara and Langate; Officers of the District Administration; Representatives of Traders, Transporters and Religious Leaders attended the meeting.
The Advisor, while deliberating on the COVID pandemic and its ramifications, said that the fight against this dreaded virus is a collaborative effort of local administration and the civil society. He sought cooperation from the participants to tackle the pandemic effectively towards its end. He said during first wave of COVID all stakeholders did their best and wished that during current second COVID wave, which seems to be more dangerous, people as well as Administration need to be more cautious and vigilant.
He said lowering of guard against the pandemic could be highly dangerous. He said Government is working tirelessly to deal with the situation in the best possible way but the cooperation of people is more important to register greater success. He asked the religious heads and PRIs to utilize their influence in disseminating information regarding implementation of COVID Appropriate Behavior (CAB) and other required SOPs in letter and spirit to keep the virus at bay. He equally appealed traders, hoteliers and transporters to follow the CAB religiously to curb the ill effects of the Virus.
Baseer Khan said the LG is personally monitoring COVID situation by taking day to day review of the performance of each department. He said the recent decision of LG government regarding establishment of 5 bedded Covid Care Centre in each Panchayat under CAPEX budget is a unique initiative which shall help the people in rural areas, especially those feeling difficulty for isolation due to insufficient accommodation at home.
The Advisor said that the objective of his visit to the district was to personally assess the ground situation. He said the more we follow SOPs religiously and vaccinate ourselves, the early we would get rid of the pandemic. He said our success lies in the balance we need to maintain in implementation of CAB and running of business and other activities. He said Agriculture and allied activities, besides MGNREGA works are taking place normally to provide livelihood to the needy and is personally monitoring progress of wage employment on weekly basis.
On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Imam Din briefed the Advisor about the COVID Containment Measures, in place in the district.
The Advisor stressed on the need of massive vaccination saying that adequate stock of vaccine has arrived and the administration should aggressively pursue the inoculation drive. He asked for special testing drive for nomads.
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