The District administration Doda today finalized necessary arrangements for the forthcoming Holy month of Ramadan and Eid at a meeting of line departments chaired deputy commissioner Doda Bhupinder Kumar.ADC Mohammad Hanief Malik, ACR Ranjeet Singh, CPO Yoginder Katoch, Executive Engineers of PDD, PHE, CMO, representatives of Police department, besides Members of Seerat Committee, presidents of different trade unions and prominent citizens attended the meeting.
The meeting chalked out a detailed plan and devised strategy for making adequate arrangements to provide hassle free essential services to the people and to ensure that they may not face any problem with regard to supply of essential commodities, drinking water, electricity, traffic management, security and sanitation .The DC directed the police department to deploy sufficient number of security personnel around mosques, business areas and other places during the day as well as night time to avoid any mis-happening.
Responding to the issues raised by the representatives of Seerat committee, the DC directed the PDD and PHE departments to take measures to provide adequate services to the people. The PHE department was asked to conduct cleanliness drive at all water storage installations and ensure clean and safe drinking water to the people, while PDD was asked to take measures to reduce the frequency of power cuts especially during Sehri and Iftar timings.The DC exhorted upon the departments of CAPD, Legal Metrology and Municipality to conduct regular market inspections to check quality of fruits, vegetables and other essential items. He called for strict action against the traders found overcharging or indulging in other unfair trade practices. The municipality authorities were asked to intensify the sanitation and cleanliness drive around mosques.