Development Department and Jal Shakti Department to ensure uninterrupted electricity and drinking water supply during the peak summer season. He stressed the need for advance maintenance of transformers, rational deployment of water tankers and establishment of 24×7 grievance redressal mechanisms to address public complaints promptly.
The Advisor also directed the Health Department to keep all hospitals and Primary Health Centres fully equipped to handle heat-related illnesses. He instructed the department to maintain adequate stocks of essential medicines and ensure deployment of mobile medical units in vulnerable areas, particularly during the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra and other pilgrimages.
He further directed the Traffic Police and Transport Department to properly regulate vehicular movement on vulnerable stretches of the National Highway and ensure adequate public transport facilities during the Yatra period. The Advisor instructed the FCS&CA Department to maintain sufficient buffer stocks of essential commodities and intensify market checking drives to curb hoarding and profiteering of perishables during Eid and the Yatra season.
Stressing the importance of coordinated functioning among departments, the Advisor said that real-time monitoring, inter-departmental coordination and prompt response to public grievances are essential to mitigate inconvenience to the public during the summer months and upcoming festival and pilgrimage season. He called upon all departments to work in close coordination to ensure efficient service delivery and seamless management of all arrangements.