Baramulla, June 2: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday visited Tangmarg area of Baramulla district where he took stock of Covid-19 mitigation measures.
During his visit, he inspected the recently-established COVID Care Centres at Panchayat level to assess the status of medical infrastructure and arrangements in these centres wherein he directed to ensure that all the necessary medicare facilities were provided in a hassle-free manner.
He said that five-bedded CCCs had been established on the directions of the Lieutenant Governor in every Panchayat with an aim to strengthen the health infrastructure in rural areas amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
The advisor later met various stakeholders comprising of PRIs, transporters, traders, religious heads among other prominent representatives of the society to discuss various means and measures for effective Covid control at grassroot level.
On the occasion, the concerned stakeholders apprised the advisor about the issues being faced by them during the ongoing pandemic.
He assured them to redress the genuine grievances in a time-bound manner.
Baseer Khan lauded the cooperation of various stakeholders which made it possible to ease the restrictions and urged active participation of every citizen vital for complete eradication of the pandemic.
He stressed upon them to motivate people to follow Covid guidelines for the good of the entire society.
While interacting with the hoteliers of Gulmarg represented by the President Hoteliers Association, the advisor emphasised on following the Covid-19 protocol and the SOPs in letter and spirit.
The advisor announced that a fully-functional oxygen plant should be started in Tangmarg soon which would help in combating the challenge of the Covid crisis.
Deputy Commissioner BaramullaBhupinder Kumar briefed the advisor about various initiatives taken by the district administration to control the spread of pandemic.
He also informed the advisor about the current status and position of Covid-19 and gave a brief description of positivity and recovery rates in the district.