SRINAGAR, JUNE 12: Given the forthcoming Muharram-ul-Haram, Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, today chaired a meeting of officers to ensure hassle-free and peaceful observance of the religious occasion and to facilitate mourners.
Besides, DIG Police Rajiv Pandey, the meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, officers of line departments, and representatives of various associations of the Shia community.
Addressing the meeting, Div Com directed officers to repair and macademization of roads in Shia-dominated areas to ensure pothole-free routes for the mourners’ procession.
He also directed civil departments, including PHE and KPDCL, to ensure delivery of uninterrupted services during the Muharram days.
He called for deploying water tankers to supplement the demand for drinking water in the areas inhabited by the community.
Div Com instructed the concerned to provide an adequate quantity of firewood, and also ensure distribution of sufficient ration to the community.
Bidhuri enjoined the concerned to launch special sanitation drives around Imam Baras and procession sites to ensure cleanliness and facilitate mourners.
He asked the health department for deployment of medical teams along with ambulances to provide proper medical assistance to mourners.
To ensure law & order, the Div Com emphasized making foolproof security arrangements and a proper route plan for smooth vehicular movement.
Meanwhile, he urged that all arrangements should be put in place well in time to ensure all religious gatherings and processions are held smoothly and peacefully.