Rajouri: The necessary arrangements for Eid- Ul- Azha were on Wednesday finalized here at a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Om Prakash Bhagat.
The meeting was attended by all stakeholders, including concerned officers, traders and representatives from religious organizations.
The essential aspects were deliberated upon with main focus on power and water supply, regulation of prices of essential commodities, sanitation, traffic management, security, electricity, health facilities, and other logistics crucial for the auspicious occasion.
The Deputy Commissioner issued directions to the concerned officers of Jal Shakti and the Power Development Department (PDD) to ensure uninterrupted water and power supply throughout the festival.
Furthermore, stringent measures were outlined to curb black-marketing and overpricing of essential commodities. The Deputy Commissioner mandated regular market inspections by officials from the Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Food Safety, Police and Legal Metrology departments to uphold fair practices and prevent exploitation of consumers during this period of heightened demand.
The officers of Municipality were asked to uphold standards of cleanliness and sanitation within the town. The meeting decided to conduct special cleanliness drives with special focus on religious places to ensure pristine surroundings conducive to spiritual observances.
The Fire Services Department was instructed to maintain readiness and deploy fire tenders to promptly address any fire-related incidents.
In addition, the Health Department was asked to ensure availability of comprehensive medicare facilities throughout the festival. The concerned officers were directed to maintain proper healthcare facilities, including adequate medical supplies, staff, and emergency response protocols.
During the meeting, members of the religious organizations actively highlighted important issues and gave valuable suggestions for the smooth and successful celebration of the holy festival.
The meeting was attended by the ASP, Musadiq Majid Basu; ADC Rajouri, Rajeev Kumar Khajuria; ACR, Mohammad Jhangir Khan; CAHO, Dr Khalid Hussain; DSHO, PP Sagotra; AD FCS&CA, Rohit Kumar; EXEN PDD Rajouri, Mohammad Rashid and other concerned officers.
Besides, the meeting was attended by traders and members of the religious organizations including President Beopar Mandal, Rajesh Gupta; Molvi Farooq; Shafqat Mir; Asief Bhatt; Mohd Yousaf and others.
