DC Srinagar
finalizes arrangements for Mahashivratri festival
Directs Officers
to ensure all arrangements, adequate availability of traditional festive
essentials
SRINAGAR FEBRUARY 21: Deputy
Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today chaired a meeting
here at DC Office to review the arrangements for Mahashivratri festival
scheduled to be celebrated on February 26.
Among others the meeting was
attended by Additional District Development Commissioner, Additional
Deputy Commissioner, Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir, SP Security, SDM
East, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Officers of Food Safety Organization, PHE
R&B & SMC, FCS&CA and all Tehsildars of the District.
At the outset, the Deputy
Commissioner was apprised by the officers of concerned line departments
regarding the arrangements being made to ensure smooth celebrations of the
festival in the district.
The DC passed directions to all
departments for ensuring adequate availability of traditional festive
essentials and uninterrupted power and water supplies.
On the occasion, the DC instructed
the Fisheries Department to establish sale outlets for trout fish at various
prominent locations in the district ahead of the festival.
Similarly, the DC asked the
concerned to ensure supply of vegetables, flowers, walnuts, Lotus stem, earthen
pots, etc in the market.
FCS&CA was asked to provide
advance ration to the Pandit families on the occasion.
The Health Department was told to
ensure availability of medical facilities and deployment of ambulances at
important locations.
The Power Department informed the
meeting that it has devised a curtailment-free schedule for identified areas
where pandit community reside in the district.
DC also stressed on maintaining
proper sanitation at prominent temples in the city including Durganag, Sharika
Devi, Zeathyar, Ganpatyar, Wazir temples and at the entire pilgrimage route to
Shankar Acharya temple.
Ha further asked the officers to
visit prominent temples within their jurisdiction to assess the arrangements
for smooth celebrations of the festival.
DC directed for ensuring the best
possible facilities at the Shankaracharya temple in particular where major
congregations of devotees for special payers are held during the festival.
He directed concerned departments
to ensure all basic arrangements are put in place for the devotees expected to
perform Darshan in the Shankaracharya Temple during the festival.
Besides, he instructed for ensuring
hassle-free traffic movement for the devotees and making adequate facilities at
the designated place for parking of the vehicles.
Bhat also instructed for ensuring
uninterrupted supply of electricity and drinking water at the venue so that
devotees do not face any problem during their visit to pay obeisance at the
Temple.
The Health Department was directed
to deploy a medical team at the venue with the availability of all emergency
medicines and first aid facilities to handle any medical emergency.
During the meeting, the Deputy
Commissioner interacted with the members of the pandit community representing different
trusts and temples in the city.
DC assured them of all possible
support from the district administration for smooth celebration of
Mahashivratri festival in the district.