COVID19: 2.20 lac masks distributed in Bandipora

BANDIPORA, APRIL 25: In order to ensure the safety of general public amid Corona virus pandemic, Bandipora Administration has distributed 2.20 lac masks among the citizens of the district. The district administrations aims at providing mask to the whole population has hired the services of Self Help Groups and local artisans to meet the target of 4 lac masks.

                Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza said that every citizen of the district will be provided a mask as it has been mandatory to wear mask. He said administration has started making masks and targets to make and distribute 4 lakh masks. He said so far 2.20 lac masks have been distributed by the Department of Rural Development in rural areas of the district. He said  3.08 lac masks have been received at the District Store  so far and simultaneously the masks are being distributed by the field staff of the RDD with priority to the Red Zones.

He said the administration has roped in hundreds of local entrepreneur, self-help groups (SHGs) for the mass production of masks in the district to achieve the target of production of 4 lac masks at earliest.  Mirza said that the masks are made under the set guidelines and all the raw material is being provided to the SHGs for the production of the same.

Assistant Commissioner Revenue who is looking after the COVID-19 preventive measures, said they are ensuring rapid production, distribution and outreach of masks so as to achieve universal mask usage in the district.

He said that for this the Department was utilizing the services of local tailor shops, Self Help Groups of SRLM, KVIB and community participation including PRIs. He said the masks are being provided as a preventive measure