Hon’ble Mayor Srinagar convened a meeting on 13/09/2022 at Immambargah Bemina to review the arrangements for Chehlum.
Stresses for a collaborative effort from all departments to ensure smooth successful and peaceful Chehlum Procession.
Passes several directions to all the departments with regard to water supply, street lights, traffic Management, Health services, fire and emergency services, PDD and others.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner, SMC, Addl. Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Asstt. Director Health Kashmir, Chief Medical Officer Budgam & other senior officers of SMC and allied departments.
Mayor at the outset of meeting enjoined upon officers that a collaborative effort is required from all the concerned departments to make the processions of Chehlum smooth, successful and peaceful.
Mayor regarding uninterrupted supply of water passed directions to the concerned to press enough water tankers into service at Bemina especially Immambargah and other places where large congregational gatherings will be being held and also stressed to provide water tankers services to these areas on the occasion also directed the PDD Department to provide DG Set and additional transformers for back up and replacement of high mast lights.
Directions were also passed to the electric wing of SMC to inspect the functionality all street lights and go for restoration of defunct street lights on the procession routes and I Immambargah where processions and prayers will be held on Chehlum.
Mayor on the occasion held a public Darbar with the locals at Immambargah Bemina who put forth their demands and discussed issues related to the water scarcity, Ration, dilapidated roads and demands for increase in manpower in sanitation.
Mayor on the occasion gave a patient hearing to all the issues one by one and assured the people that all their issues will be resolved one by one especially the problem of water scarcity, Roads in the area.
The dilapidated condition of main road was also discussed at length and it was decided that a complete repairing and macadamisation of the said roads will be taken up at an earliest.
The locals while expressing their gratitude to Mayor Srinagar and Commissioner SMC for their visit hailed SMC in rendering their services be it sanitation, functionality of street lights, and other related services to the utmost dedication during Moharram days.
The officials from the health department were directed to organize Medical Camps at places of Bemina and the additional medical first aid facilities along with availability of Ambulances has to be put in place and these camps shall have enough staff with enough medical Supplies at these locations so that these services can be availed as and when required on chehlum.
Mayor on the occasion also directed PDD officials to ensure that no low-lying LT wires should be hanging anywhere, the procession routes shall be proactively inspected to ensure complete safety of people participating in processions.
Meanwhile Commissioner SMC Mr Athar Amir Khan in a meeting also directed all the concerned officers to keep a close liaison with the general public, intizamia committee of the shia specific areas to address their problems on priority, further stressing to upkeep sanitation in these areas and also to conduct extensive sanitation drives by pressing Hoppers, water sprinklers, foggers and other sanitation related machines and equipments into services for Chehlum.
The Municipal Veterinary Officer on the occasion was directed to keep a strict vigil on stray dogs and keep ready Dog catching squad for management