Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Oct 19: In order to review the stock and supply position of essential commodities, medicare facilities and winter preparedness in the district, Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan convened a meeting of the concerned officers here today.
Executive Councilor for Social Welfare Aga Syed Mujtaba Mosavi, Executive Councilor for Tourism and Zanskar Affairs Er Phunsog Tashi besides officers of Health, Agriculture, Horticulture, FCS&CA, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Cooperatives, Executive Engineers of EM&RE Division and Mechanical Division, Depot Manager FCI, President Merchants’ Association Kargil besides other concerned officers attended the meeting.
The CEC took brief from the officers about the status of the availability of medicines and medical equipments especially for COVID-19 management during the winter months, food grains, kerosene oil, LPG, medicines, seeds, fertilizers, equipments, timber, firewood, hard coke and other essential commodities for all areas of the district including Zanskar Sub Division.
Underlining the need for concrete measures to be taken to deal with the COVID-19 situation during the ensuing winter season, the CEC directed officers concerned to ensure that all necessary measures are taken in this regard.
CEC directed the Executive Engineer Mechanical Division and the Chief Medical Officer Kargil to accelerate the pace of work on the establishment of central heating system at CHC Chiktan and Padum so that the patients do not face any inconvenience during the winter months.
CEC Khan instructed the officers concerned to accord priority on stocking of salt, oil, sugar, ghee etc besides other consumable items for winter months.
He directed the concerned officers to work with utmost dedication and commitment to ensure the supply and stocking all left out essential commodities in a timely manner so that people do not face any inconvenience during the winter season.
Meanwhile, the President Merchants’ Association, Kargil urged the CEC to extend logistic support for transportation of basic consumable items like sugar, salt etc. to the district so that the stocking of such essentials could be ensured on priority basis.
Responding to the issue, the CEC Kargil assured that an appropriate decision to this effect would be made by convening a separate meeting of the Merchants Association and the distributors/agencies with the departments of Cooperatives and FCS&CA.
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