DC Jammu reviews arrangements for Navratri festival

Jammu: Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar Wednesday chaired a meeting of officers of various departments to review the arrangements for smooth celebration of Navratri festival, here at Bahu Fort Temple shrine.
Threadbare discussions were held on various issues including sanitation, uninterrupted electricity, ensuring of regular and safe drinking water, security arrangements, traffic management, adequate stocks of ration and fire wood check on the rates and quality of food items.
Emphasizing on maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in and around the temples, the DC directed the concerned departments to promote social message on sanitation and also install dustbins to maintain cleanliness in and around the temple.
The Deputy Commissioner asked the Police authorities to provide adequate security arrangements. He called for interdepartmental coordination and impressed upon functionaries of concerned departments to put in place all necessary arrangement well in time for the smooth celebration of the festival.
He asked the PHE Department to ensure uninterrupted water supply and also instructed Power Department to ensure proper lighting arrangements in addition to un-interrupted power supply throughout the festival.
The DC directed the Traffic authorities to ensure proper regulation of traffic during the festival and place proper signboards for the convenience of the devotees.