Bandipora, April 3: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza Friday constituted a district level coordination cell for effective coordination with local NGOs interested in providing their support and services in ongoing campaign against spread of Corona Virus Disease.
Mehraj-ud-Din Wani, Nodal Officer with DC Bandipora will head the Cell with Sajad Ahmad Rather and Altaf Ahmad Mir as its members. The cell will coordinate and rope in the support and services of the interested NG0s, as per their specializations/strengths, and shall further deploy and assign them areas as per requirement.
DC Bandipora said the cell was formed after many individuals, NGOs and concerned organizations expressed willingness to assist the district administration in various fields to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said the district administration has so far distributed about 1500 food packets containing rice, oil, pulses, spices and other essentials among migrant labours, destitute and poor people of the district.
He said many NGOs and individuals have handed over food packets to the district administration of further distribution to the needy people. He said the better coordination by the cell will yield better results on ground and will avoid duplicity in distribution of relief.
Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza said in view of lockdown in the district, there are numerous people who need help and in this regard General Manager DIC Bandipora is monitoring the supply of essential services to the needy and Mir Tajamul has been exclusively nominated as nodal officer for providing food and other essentials to the Non-local labours presently in the district.
