Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam today chaired a high-level meeting to take a review of the arrangements on the eve of move of offices from Srinagar to Jammu for the winter season-2020.
The meeting was informed that adequate arrangements have been made to transport official records and employees on October 26 and October 27, 2019 and November 2 and November 3, 2019. Tickets shall be issued by the SRTC in advance i.e. from October 18, 2019, both from the Civil Secretariat as well as from the main booking counters of SRTC. Inspector General of Police (Traffic) will coordinate movement of convoys on these dates. The security and escort plan, availability of trucks and buses, recovery vans, mobile workshops, health facilities and ambulances along the highway were discussed threadbare.
Chief Secretary directed the Health & Medical Education Department to make arrangements for medical aid facilities at Qazigund, Banihal, Ramsu, Chanderkote, Udhampur and Jhajjarkotli on the days when the employees travel from Srinagar to Jammu.
He directed the Traffic Department to ensure hassle free movement of employees from Srinagar to Jammu. In the event of late arrival of employee convoys on move days, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu was asked to ensure that employees do not face any inconvenience in reaching their destinations in Jammu.
He directed the NHAI to ensure good condition of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
Deputy Commissioner, Ramban will keep a contingency plan ready should there be a disruption of traffic on the highway.
Chief Secretary asked Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department to put in place better arrangements for supply of ration and LPG to the move employees.
He directed Divisional Commissioner, Jammu to visit the Civil Secretariat, Jammu and the residential colonies of the move employees along with officers of Estates, PHE, PDD and Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and inspect the arrangements for sanitation, electricity, potable drinking water and other basic facilities.
Chief Secretary asked the Administrative Secretaries to hold meeting at Civil Secretariat Jammu on Novemebr 4, 2019 to kick start the functioning of their offices.
They were also asked to detach the attached employees to their subordinate offices by October 23, 2019. SSP Security, Civil Secretariat was asked to withdraw all the temporary identity cards issued to such attached employees.
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