GANDERBAL, APRIL 11: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today convened a meeting of nominated administrators, Nodal Officers and in-charge District Control Room for COVID-19 to assess the arrangements in place for containment of the Covid-19.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Farooq Ahmad Baba, ACR, Tehsildars, ARTO, Exen PMGSY, DFO Sindh forest Division, JD Employment, General Manager DIC and other concerned were present in the meeting.
During the meeting threadbare discussions were held on various measures taken by the District Administration for the containment of the COVID-19 virus.
The Administrator, Nodal officers briefed the DC about the arrangements and functioning of their respective assigned tasks. The DC also sought their valuable feedback for better service deliveries to the common masses in the district during the lockdown.
The meeting also reviewed the mass production/stitching of face-masks in the district to contain the spread of COVID-19. The ACR, who is assigned the task, informed that various local entrepreneurs and self-help groups (SHGs) of NRLM are roped in and all the raw material is being provided to them for the production of the same.
The DC exhorted upon him that masks are made as per the set-guidelines and ensuring the rapid production, distribution and outreach of masks so as to achieve universal mask usage in the district.
To avert any eventuality due to COVID-19 in the district, the DC sought the coordination and cooperation among all constituted teams and urged for real time sharing of information with COVID-19 District Control Room.
The meeting also discussed the functioning of District Control Room for COVID-19. the in-charge briefed the DC about the nature of calls received and course of action taken on daily basis. The DC urged him that caller information should be shared with the concerned administrator so that real time appropriate action is taken.
On the occasion, the DC said assessment of availability of essentials in the district and home delivery of ration and LPG be carried out on regular basis, so that people do not face any inconvenience. Besides, Sanitization, fumigation of all the congested residential areas including lanes and bye lanes is being carried out regularly and facilities and other logistics in various quarantine centers established by the district administration are also monitored regularly, he added.
Pertinently, the District Administration is regularly carrying door to door dissemination of information related to the disease, motivation, counseling of general public for observing social distancing, importance of wearing the mask to contain the deadly virus and other preventative measures by using loud speakers mounted on vehicles.
