Assess arrangements for ensuing Shab e Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr, Baisakhi & Navratri festivals
BUDGAM, Apr 6: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Akshay Labroo along with SSP Budgam, Al Tahir Gillani today conducted an extensive tour of prominent religious places of different faith to assess arrangements for the Shab-e-Qadr and ensuing festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, Baisakhi and Navratri in the district.
Among the prominent religious places, the DC visited Ziyarat Sharief Makhama, Magam; Markazi Imam Bara, Budgam; Gurudwara Guru Nanak Charan Asthan Beerwah and Shiv Temple at Pandit Colony Sheikhpora.
During the tour, DC paid his obeisance at all religious places and met local public deputations and custodians, and took detailed assessment of arrangements being put up for the ensuing festivals.
The DC gave instructions for making seamless arrangements of drinking water facility, uninterrupted electricity supply, functioning of street lights, pre and post sanitation drives at all prominent religious places of different faith on their respective festivals across the district.
The concerned Municipalities were directed to intensify cleanliness drives in their areas with focus on religious places, roads, lanes, drains and markets besides regular lifting and proper garbage disposal in all areas.
Directions were given for intensifying market checking drives across all markets to ensure sale of quality food items and strict implementation of official rates in the district.
Among others, the DC was accompanied by SDM Beerwah, ACR Budgam, CPO, Executive Engineers, SDPOs, EOs and other concerned.