‘Amawas festival’ at Purmandal-Utterbehni today

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, July 16: Deputy Commissioner Samba Abhishek Sharma and SSP, Benam Tosh today reviewed the arrangements for the upcoming Amawas festival at Purmandal-Utterbehni here at a meeting with the Stakeholders.
The Deputy Commissioner discussed in detail the arrangements for the festival being held tomorrow.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sub Divisional Magistrate Vijaypur, Principal Government Degree College Purmandal, Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Executive Engineer PWD (R&B), Chief Medical Officer and other senior officers also attended the meeting.
Deputy Commissioner Samba asked the Secretary J&K Dharmarth Trust to raise their issues /demands if any so that the same are resolved well before time.
He directed ARTO/Dy. SP (Traffic) Samba to make all necessary Traffic/ Transport related arrangements. The ARTO Samba, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) and Executive Engineer, PWD (R&B) Samba were asked to submit a traffic plan to SDM Vijaypur for smooth regulation of traffic in the area.
The Dy. SP (Traffic) was asked to deploy an adequate number of personnel to regulate the traffic to avoid congestion and smooth parking of vehicles at appropriate places during the entire Festival /Mela.
The Xen PHE Samba was asked to make provision of drinking water in and around the Temple area and at the parking site.
Executive Engineer, R&B Division Vijaypur and STD, Jammu was directed to ensure uninterrupted power supply to prevent any inconvenience during the celebration of Amawas
For the security arrangements, Samba Police was told to make appropriate deployment of security personnel and to utilise the services of NSS unit of Degree College Purmandal and the volunteers of Civil Defence in the premises of the temple.
Regarding Medical Arrangements, the Chief Medical officer, Samba was asked to deploy a team of Doctors and Paramedical staff in all dispensaries and hospitals 24 x 7 basis.