Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 21: “Do not leave anything undone”, this was directed by the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh while chairing a high level meeting with the heads of all Police wings, Zones, Districts and Units to review the preparation of the J&K Police in view of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic here today.
The meeting was attended by ADGPs B Srinivas, AK Choudhary, Deepak Kumar, SJM Gillani, AG Mir, IGPs Dr SD Singh Jamwal, T Namgyal, Mukesh Singh, MK Sinha, Danesh Rana, Gareeb Dass, Alok Kumar, DIG JSK Bhim Sen Tuti, DPT Nisar Ahmed, AIGs of PHQ, SSP PCR Jammu, Medical Superintendent Police Hospital Jammu Dr Abdul Majeed Malik and gazetted officers of PHQ.
Those officers who participated in the meeting via video conferencing included IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, all district SSPs of Kashmir and Jammu zone and Medical Superintendent Police Hospital Srinagar Dr Bilal Ahmad.
DGP directed the officers to make all efforts so that this disease does not spread in the community and in the Police. He said that in all the District Police Lines isolation rooms must be created. He also said that suitable places must be identified for providing quarantine facilities to the police personnel. The IGPs were directed to create all the facilities in consultation with the Superintendent of Police Hospitals Jammu and Srinagar respectively. He directed the Zonal IGPs and the Medical Superintendent to visit these places and make a list of the requirements so that the facilities are made operations as quick as possible.
He said that Zonal IGPs have been directed to make all the purchases such as sanitizers, masks, soaps etc. Singh directed that a Gazetted Officer be designated by all the units as an Officer Incharge for the efforts with regard to COVID-19 pandemic in all the units.
DGP said that mechanism must be placed on the front gates of all the police stations, Police Posts and establishments so that the complaints are redressed on priority basis. He also directed the DDOs and heads of different wings that offices and articles must be sanitized. He said that Police Stations, Offices, Barracks must be sanitized and fumigated. He added that religious leaders must be advised to discourage congregations.
During the meeting the senior officers gave briefing about the preparations, precautions made by their wings and units with regard to COVID-19 pandemic in their respective wings and offices.
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