Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Mar 29: National Conference president and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah today released an additional amount of Rs 1.5 cr to Srinagar based hospitals.
The amount is to be equally distributed to SMHS hospital, CD Hospital, and GB Pant Hospital in Srinagar.
Dr Farooq had earlier released an amount of Rs 1.5 cr of which RS 50 lakh was earmarked for SKIMS and 25 lakh each was earmarked for Budgam and Ganderbal hospitals along with Rs 25 lakh later each to Kangan and Beerwah hospitals.
Dr Farooq while expressing grief on the loss of two precious lives in J&K due to Coronavirus said, “Circumstances have put up a massive challenge before us. At present we are reeling under unprecedented circumstances, which require unprecedented response not just from Government but from the people as well. I urge the people to strictly follow the advisories issued by the Government. At present times, we all have to play our role to help combat the pandemic. It is a matter of life and death and countering it is our collective duty.”
He further added, “People on their part should refrain from spreading misinformation, and strongly abide by the COVID-19 prevention directives. Also the Government too has to rise to the emergency by attuning the whole administration to the emergency demands of the people. The Government’s response has to multipronged on one hand it has to face the situation medically and on the other look after the people who live by hand to mouth.”
“I salute the endurance of all frontline workers including doctors, para medical staff and others fighting the spread of Covid 19 in J&K,” Dr Abdullah said.
Meanwhile party’s additional Spokesperson Sara Hayat Shah has urged the Government to ensure that people don’t have to suffer from absence of essential commodities from markets.
Meanwhile, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Shamsher Singh Manhas while keeping in consideration the prevailing situation in the country due to COVID- 19 has come forward with a contribution of Rs 2 crore out of MPLAD installment.
Today in a letter written to the Chairman Committee on MPLADS, Rajya Sabha Parliament House, New Delhi, Manhas, a BJP Rajya Sabha member has given his consent for release of Rs 2 crore from his next MPLADs installment due for release by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSP) during the financial year 2020-21 to such Central Government pool or Head of account as may be decided by the Government of India for prevention and control of COVID-19 in the country.
Manhas has already decided to contribute one month’s salary towards Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for prevention of Novel Coronavirus in the country. Manhas added that they have to wage war against the Corona and common man has got an important role to perform. “It’s our duty to follow the instructions of administration and Central Government strictly to break the chain of Virus” he added.
He said “We are looking into all public related measures and our authorities are working round the clock to facilitate the common masses especially during the lockdown period and urged people to refrain themselves to come out of their homes”.
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