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Kulgam, January 05: The District Development Council (DDC) Chairperson of Kulgam Mohammad Afzal Parray, conducted an inspection of the Mechanical Division of Kulgam to assess the operational readiness for snow clearance ahead of forecasted snowfall & timely restoration of road connectivity.

On the occasion, he was briefed regarding the deployment strategies and maintenance schedules to ensure smooth operations during snow emergencies.

Meanwhile, he issued clear instructions to ensure that all snow clearance machines remain operational and ready for immediate deployment.

It was given that 24×7 control room has already been established in the district to facilitate timely operations and address public concerns.

He emphasized the importance of coordination with other departments to prioritize critical routes, including highways, hospitals, religious places and educational institutions.

Officials from the Mechanical Division assured the Chairperson of their commitment to minimizing disruptions, maintaining public safety, and ensuring the continuity of essential services during winter.

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January 5: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in a devastating road accident near the Sanyas area of Kishtwar district.

In a heartfelt condolence message, the Lieutenant Governor stated, “Pained by the loss of lives due to a tragic road accident in Kishtwar. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones.”

He extended his deepest sympathies to the bereaved families and wished for the speedy recovery of those injured in the accident. The Lieutenant Governor also assured that the district administration is providing all necessary assistance to the victims.

The tragic incident, which claimed several lives, has left the region in shock and mourning, with authorities urging increased road safety awareness to prevent such incidents in the future.

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GANDERBAL, JANUARY 5: Secretary Rural Development Department (RDD) & Panchayati Raj, Aijaz Asad, today visited the construction site of Yatri Niwas at Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tulmalla Ganderbal inspecting the progress on the project.

The Secretary was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shyambir, Executive Engineer REW, Hamid Iqbal, ACD, Dr. Bashir Ahmad, AEE REW, Ilyaz Mirza, BDO, Gowhar Arzoo and other officials of the department.

The Secretary, while seeking all the details about the project, was informed that the upcoming Yatri Niwas will be a G+2 framed structure which will solve the issue of space requirements for the yatris during Mela Kheerbhawani to a great extent. The building will accommodate about 900 to 1000 yatris at a time and is being constructed at an allotted cost of Rs 2.80 crore.

Aijaz Asad exhorted upon the Executive Engineer to redouble efforts for ensuring timely completion of the project. He also directed him to bring any issues with regard to clearances, if any, required from the trust with Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, so that the project can be completed at an earliest.

The Secretary asked the officials to maintain strict adherence to timelines to avoid any further delays. He stressed the importance of completing the project within the approved timeframe to provide improved facilities for the pilgrims.

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SUNDERBANI, JANUARY 5: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today conducted a surprise inspection of Sub District Hospital Sunderbani, and assessed the status of healthcare services being extended to the patients in the institute.

He emphasised the importance of quality healthcare and patient satisfaction while asking the medicos and paramedics to perform their duty with utmost care and concern.

During the visit, the Deputy Chief Minister toured various wards of the hospital and interacted with the patients seeking their feedback on healthcare facilities there. He assured them of the government’s commitment towards further enhancing healthcare services and addressing their needs effectively.

Expressing displeasure over the sanitation conditions in the hospital, the Deputy Chief Minister directed the Block Medical Officer (BMO) to take immediate measures to ensure cleanliness in all areas of the facility. “Cleanliness is a basic requirement and must be prioritized to create a safe and healthy environment for patients and staff alike,” he stated.

The Deputy Chief Minister also instructed the hospital authorities to ensure proper treatment for patients and maintain high standards of hygiene.

While reviewing the progress on the ongoing construction work at the hospital, Surinder Choudhary set a clear deadline for its completion. He directed the concerned authorities to complete all construction works by or before 31st March 2025, ensuring that the upgraded infrastructure is made available to the public without delay.

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JAMMU, JANUARY 05: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo convened a meeting of all Administrative Secretaries and Deputy Commissioners to assess the quality of disposal of grievances by different departments and offices of Deputy Commissioners on ‘JK Samadhan’ grievance portal.

During the meeting, the Chief Secretary had live demonstration of the ‘JK Samadhan’ grievance portal to view certain grievances registered by the citizens. He took this occasion to assess the timeline by which the grievances had been resolved besides the quality of responses given by the concerned departments.

He enjoined upon the administrative heads to appoint Nodal officers not below the rank of Deputy Secretaries to monitor the quality of disposal of grievances against their departments. He called for seeking clarifications from the citizens instead of prematurely closing the grievances, in case the material of grievances is not satisfactory for taking further action.

The Chief Secretary also impressed upon the district administration to increase the traction of ‘JK Samadhan’ portal among the residents so that grievance registration is eased for them.

He further asked them to increase the registration of citizens besides uploading all the grievances on the portal, including grievances received in physical mode.

The Chief Secretary also impressed upon the Department of Public Grievances to give super access to the Administrative heads and DCs to analytical dashboard pertaining to their respective departments and districts. He enjoined upon them to be ready with the AI based updated version of the portal by February this year.

On the occasion Secretary, Public Grievances, Aijaz Asad gave the demonstration of the public grievances portal to the Chief Secretary. He revealed that a more comprehensive AI based version ‘JK Samadhan 2.0’ is currently under development through BISAG-N which is going to be ready by February this year.

Regarding the action taken report on directions given earlier by the Chief Secretary, he made out that an analytical dashboard was created and its demonstration of was also made in the meeting. He also gave out that DCs had also been given access to view all grievances registered in their districts for their monitoring and quick disposal.

It was added that the capacity building programmes were held for Master trainers and nodal officers as per the previous directives. Moreover the offline training sessions in districts to enhance the capacity of officers and officials is going on through the resource persons of this Department.

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ANANTNAG, JANUARY 03: Minister for School Education, Higher Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today convened a review meeting at Khanabal to assess the functioning of Health and Medical Education (HME) department in the districts of Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Syed Fakhruddin Hamid, Director of Health Services Kashmir, Principal Government Medical College Anantnag, Coordinator of GMCs, Chief Medical Officers of three districts, Medical Superintendents, Block Medical Officers, representatives from the Health and Medical Education Department and other senior officials from the districts.

During the meeting, Principal GMC Anantnag and Chief Medical Officers of the districts presented detailed updates on the health infrastructure through PowerPoint Presentations.

The Minister was apprised of ongoing projects being executed under various schemes and informed that most of the construction works are on track for timely completion.

Addressing the officers, Sakeena Itoo directed them to expedite the pace of works for completion of under construction health facilities while ensuring adherence to modern healthcare standards. She laid special emphasis on upgrading infrastructure at primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals across the three districts. She was informed that all essential facilities including ambulances, equipment and medicines are available in all the hospitals.

The Minister urged for uninterrupted supply of diagnostic tools, advanced medical equipment and life-saving drugs. She emphasised on filling vacant positions of doctors, nurses and paramedics to address staffing shortage in both urban and rural healthcare centers.

She underscored the need for robust preventive healthcare programs including maternal and child health initiatives, immunisation drives and nutritional campaigns. She directed for implementation of telemedicine services in remote areas to improve healthcare accessibility, strengthening of ambulance network and emergency response systems to ensure prompt attention to critical cases.

The Minister also directed the executing agencies to complete construction of PHC Pahalgam well before the commencement of SANJY 2025. She also called for robust monitoring mechanism to ensure regular evaluation of health institution performance and accountability at all levels.

Reiterating government’s resolve to provide quality healthcare services, Sakeena Itoo stated, “the public has immense trust in the medical fraternity and it is our responsibility to uphold their faith through dedication, commitment as well as provision of better healthcare services”.

The Minister encouraged all the stakeholders to work collaboratively to ensure successful implementation of policies aimed at improving the health and well-being of the population. She also instructed the officers to submit periodic progress reports of several ongoing projects.

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SRINAGAR, JANUARY 3: Minister for Transport, FCS &CA, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Satish Sharma, today convened separate meetings with senior officers to review the preparedness of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Transport Department in view of winter season. He also met with various delegations at Civil Secretariat Srinagar.

While reviewing the preparedness of Transport Department, the Minister enquired about the maintenance of busses, revenue generation, transport services to remote areas etc. He said besides bringing efficiency and transparency in working of the department, there is a need for providing better and efficient transport facilities to the public, especially people living in far flung areas and patients. He stressed the need for adopting and incorporating innovative ideas for further improving and streamlining functioning of the Transport Department.

While reviewing the functioning of FCS&CA, the Minister assessed the stock and supply position of essentials in Kashmir division besides taking stock of extra arrangements made by the department for winter season. He expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the department saying that FCS &CA is directly linked with the people and it becomes mandatory on its functionaries to take every possible step to ensure that consumers do not face any kind of difficulty, especially during winter season.

The Minister also met various delegations, led by MLA Uri Sajjad Shafi, MLA Chanapora, Mushtaq Guroo, MLA Lolab, Jamshaid Lone and MLA Zainapora, Showkat Hussain Ganie who raised many issues pertaining to their respective areas.

A delegation of Jammu & Kashmir Hotels and Restaurants Association (JKHARA) met the Minister and apprised him of various issues related to tourism sector and its upliftment.

The Minister assured the delegations that issues raised by them would be taken up with the concerned authorities and would be addressed promptly.

Later, the Minister visited SMHS hospital in Shireen Bagh to personally check condition of the injured shopkeeper named Innayat Sheikh, who was injured in a hit-and-run accident near Bakshi Stadium. He enquired about his well being and assured all possible support from the Government. He also instructed the doctors and nursing staff to provide proper medical care to the victim.

MLA Chanapora also accompanied the Minister during the visit.

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SRINAGAR, JANUARY 03: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today held a detailed inspection of Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital Rainawari and reviewed the overall status of medical facilities available for the locals there.

MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq and other senior officers of health department accompanied the Minister.

During the inspection, Sakeena Itoo held detailed round of the hospital and reviewed overall functioning of the health facility. She inspected OPD, IPD, Operation theatre, blood bank and other units of the hospital.

Interacting with the hospital administration and other on duty staff, the Minister emphasized on cleanliness and hygiene inside the wards for maintaining overall patient care environment in the hospital. “Round the clock heating arrangements should be maintained in the hospital in view of harsh cold this winter”, Sakeena directed the hospital administration.

The Minister further underlined on importance of timely maintenance of medical equipments in hospital in order to improve quality of healthcare services for the public.

During the inspection, Sakeena Itoo also visited medical supplies section of the hospital and evaluated the inventory. She called upon the officers to maintain adequate stock of medicines and other equipments in the hospital during the winter months.

The Minister assured the hospital administration of continued support from the Government and advised them to work with zeal and zest so that the government hospitals meet the needs of population.

The Minister also interacted with the patients and their attendants and took on spot feedback from them about the healthcare services being provided at the hospital.

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JAMMU, JANUARY 02: Divisional Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar and Additional Director General of Police Anand Jain today chaired a meeting to review the preparations for UT level celebration of Republic Day-2025.

The meeting was attended by IGP Crime, DG Youth Services and Sports, senior officers from Police and HODs of different departments including Culture, Science and Technology, Health, Co-operative, Traffic and Security.

The meeting focused on finalizing the Tableaux to be made by different departments. The theme based Tableaux of each department will promote the respective initiatives and schemes launched by the government for the welfare of the people.

The Divisional Commissioner directed the departments to appoint nodal officers to coordinate the arrangements with different departments. He stressed seamless execution of the themes and concepts approved for the respective departments.

It was informed that the Tableaux of Jammu Kashmir Police will showcase the unrelenting efforts against Drug abuse and Narcotics. The Health department will display its efforts towards implementation of TB Mukt Bharat in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Culture department will promote the cultural diversity and folk culture of Jammu Kashmir. The Tableaux based on PM Suryaghar Yojna, Fit India movement, Swachh Bharat Mission, Cooperative Credit Societies shall be other features of the celebration of Republic Day 2025.

The Divisional Commissioner directed the departments to complete their respective Tableaux by 20th of January. He further issued necessary directions with regards to preparations and arrangements of the UT level celebration of the National festival.

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GANDERBAL, JANUARY 02: Minister for Jal Shakti, Javed Ahmed Rana, today inspected Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Rangil in Ganderbal to take stock of its functioning.

The Minister inspected various units of the plant and enquired about their operational status. He took stock of water supply to households, storage capacity, water reservoirs, pump room and water testing laboratories. He was informed that the water treatment plants at Rangil feed portable drinking water to a large population of Srinagar city, Ganderbal district and few areas of Baramulla district.

While inspecting the 20 million gallons per day (MGD) and 10 MGD reservoirs at Rangil, Javed Rana maintained that nature has gifted the valley with abundant water resources and it is our prime duty to protect and keep them pollution free.

While sharing suggestions for further improvement, Rana urged upon the officials to carry out regular inspection of water tanks. He asked them to keep the surroundings of Rangil WTP clean from any possible contamination of water. He stressed upon the concerned officials to ensure that quality water is supplied to the consumers besides regular water tests are done.

Javed Rana enjoined upon the officers to expedite the work on 5 MGD filtration plant, while maintaining set quality parameters, which will further boost the carrying capacity of the Rangil plant.

Appreciating the work of the officers of Jal Shakti department, the Minister further emphasised on efficient water supply management and clean, safe drinking water supply to every household. He said that the government is committed to provide drinking water tap connections to every household under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Chief Engineer Jal Shakti Department, Kashmir, Braham Jyoti Sharma, presented a brief about the functioning of both 20 MGD and 10 MGD WTPs and the future plans. He apprised the Minister that the water treatment plant assumes huge significance as it feeds potable drinking water to various habitations of Srinagar, Ganderbal and Baramulla districts. He also said that work is in progress on the 5 MGD water filtration plant and steps are afoot to complete it within the stipulated timeframe.

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