With the aim to become fully equipped and prepared to tackle any emergency that may arise due to prevailing threat of spreading corona virus which is persistently engulfing the whole world and as a precautionary measure District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Rajinder Singh Tara today visited the various places of Bunjwa area and took first hand and immediate account of specifications and other feasibilities for establishing additional quarantine centres there.
He was accompained by Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Pawan Parihar, Tehsildar Drabshalla Shohab Latief, Dy SP Mohd Ashraf Lissrey, Naib tehsildar Drabshalla Mohd Ehsan zargar, other officials of health and R&B Department among others.
He visited the various govt and private schools in addition to the other govt buildings and private houses where new quarantine centres are to be established in Bonjwah and took first hand assessment of facilities in these quarantine centres .
Onspot directions were issued to the concerned to plug all the deficiencies and make
the Quarantine centres functional in all respects.
Pertinent to mention here that the administration has notified 07 new Quarantine centres in Bounjwah with bedding capacity of 225,at the GHSS Nali Bunjwah, House of Farooq Ahmed Nali Bunjwah, Amin Academy Bunjwah, GHSS Batnazi Bounjwah, MS Gwari, MS Jwalapur, MS Noor Bunjwah, MS Kewa Bunjwah, PS Malikgwari Bunjwah.
Moreover DDC also interacted with the various officials and the local residents present there and asked them to follow the Social distancing and other COVID-19 SOPs religiously.
Besides he stressed on the universal usage of mask and said that the re-usable cotton masks are distributed by the administration through Rural Development Department.
He further asked them to report to administration
about anyone with foreign or out of UT history which enters their area or comes in their knowledge.
During the visit DDC also visited the Thatri check point and directed the officials deputed there to undertake stringent screening and not to leave any person or vehicle without proper verification of the permission and proper prelimnary screening and sanitization and there by ensuring the safety of the people of Kishtwar.
Finally he directed the XEns of R&B and PMGSY to expedite the work of repairing the damaged roads and there by restoring the connectivity on immediate basis.