Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Akshay Labroo today chaired a meeting to finalize arrangements for the ensuing auspicious occasion of Meraj-ul-Alam in district Budgam. The meeting discussed threadbare preparations to be made for the celebrations of Shab-i- Meraj and responsibilities were assigned to different departments.
At the outset, the DC directed District police to ensure proper security at the religious places including Peth Makhama, Charar-i-Sharief and Pakherpora shrine and other major shrines of the district during the celebrations of the festival.
Further, he directed KPDCL Budgam for uninterrupted power supply and ensuring functioning of street lights at all significant places. He instructed EOs of concerned Municipal Committees to carry out special cleanliness drives and proactive measures for proper sanitation in all areas.
Health authorities were instructed to ensure availability of staff and ambulances at all sub centers and ensure medical assistance at all designated places. With regard to availability of ration, the DC directed AD FCS&CA to ensure timely supply and distribution of food grains, besides ensuring availability of essential commodities to the general public.
The DC also directed the ARTO to ensure hassle free availability of transport facility on the auspicious days and directed him to coordinate with the traffic department so that bottlenecks in smooth flow of traffic are removed.
During the meeting, the DC directed the Department of PHE to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply. They were also directed to provide additional water tankers at identified locations to augment the capacity.
To check illegal profiteering and hoarding in the markets, the DC directed SDMs to constitute squads which will monitor and conduct market checking drives to ensure sale of quality food items and check any hoarding or overpricing.
Besides, ADC Budgam, CPO, SDMs, DFO, CMO, Executive Engineer PDD, PHE, AD FCS&CA, AD Fisheries, DSP HQ, Budgam, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Cooperatives and EOs of Municipal Committees were present in the meeting.