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| Feroz Khan stresses for timely supply, stocking of essential commodities for winter season | | Reviews winter preparedness, stock, supply position of essentials during officers’ meeting |
Kargil (Ladakh), October 19(Scoop News)-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 at Council Secretariat 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 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.
The officers of Health Department informed the meeting that as a part of the regular supply, orders have already been placed for procurement of drugs and instruments .It was further informed that 673 quintals of firewood has already been procured and dispatched to different health centres for heating purposes during winter months.
Medicine supply for Zanskar has been enhanced by 20% this year and almost 90% stocking of medicines has been completed in the Sub Division, the officers added.
With regard to the status of ongoing works at the dedicated COVID-19 Hospital Kargil the meeting was informed that almost all required internal works have been completed while as the remaining works are going on in full swing.
CMO Kargil informed that 417 additional mega oxygen cylinders are being procured shortly while COVID-19 Lab registration process is being completed soon in consultation with PGI Chandigarh.
4 ambulances are being procured while equipments for critical care ambulance also stands tendered, the CMO added.
It was further given out that work on the installation of central heating panels at Trauma Unit of District Hospital Kargil will be completed in 10 days time.
The 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.
With regards to the stocking of HSD, the officers concerned informed the CEC that the required stocking in the case of Kargil has already been completed while as 107 KL HSD will be sent to Zanskar soon.
Regarding the stocking of ration commodities the officers of FCS &CA informed the CEC that 27533 quintals of rice, 25321 quintals wheat and 1212 KL kerosene oil has been stocked so far while process for stocking of the remaining quota is under process.
The officers of FCI informed the meeting that against the required stocking for 15 months, stocking for 16 months with one month surplus stocking has been made to ensure satisfactory provision of ration items to consumers.
Officers of Cooperative Department informed that 7935 quintals of chemical fertilizers besides 5734 quintals of consumables have been procured this year till date.
CEC Khan instructed the officers concerned to accord priority on stocking of salt, oil, sugar, ghee etc besides other consumable items for winter months.
Regarding the stocking of livestock and by products for winter season, the officers of Animal Husbandry informed the CEC that 4 lakh eggs in case of Kargil and 1.25 lakhs in Zanskar have already been stocked.
It was further given out that medicines and firewood have also been stocked and complete bird stocking will be done by end of the current month. While stocking of cattle feed has already been completed, poultry feed will be stocked within next one week, the officers added.
The CEC 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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