Bandipora, March 23: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza Monday inspected Quarantine centres in the district established for the citizens arriving from abroad or Corona virus affected areas to prevent spread of the virus in district.
He interacted with the staff of the quarantine centres and inspected the facilities being provided to the people under observation. He directed the staff to strictly follow the SOP with regard to the facilities prescribed by WHO and Ministry of Family Health Welfare Department, Government of India being provided to the quarantine centres including daily clinical examination, establishment of infection prevention control measures, lodging catering laundry, bio-medical waste management and other logistics.
Deputy Commissioner said that 19 quarantine centers have been established in the district and ACR Bandipora Reyaz Ahmad Beigh has been designated as Nodal Officer to ensure adequate arrangements in these Quarantine Centres as per SOPs prescribed by Ministry of Family Health Welfare Department, Government of India.
Mirza said the nodal officer shall keep close coordination with Office of Divisional Commissioner, Director Airport Authority Srinagar along with Bandipora Police and health Department for arranging foreign return Citizens/Students of the district and further lodging at various Quarantine Centres.
The Centres have been established at TRC Authwatoo, Harmukh Hotel Athwatoo, Forest Training Institute Chitternar, Forest office Chitternar, Tourist hut Wullar Vintage Park, Tourist Interpretation Centre, Wullar Park, Indoor Stadium Shadipora, Degree College Bandipora, Degree College Sumbal, TRC Gurez, Dak Bungalow Gurez, Govt Deghree College Gurez, ITI Gurez, Gurez House Pazalpora, Faiz-e-Aam Secondary School , Bandipora Kashmir Tibbiya College Shilvath Sumbal, One Stop Centre Premises, Nishat Park Bandipora, Syed Jaffar-ud-Din Secondary school Ajas and Guest House Sumbal.
He said the Supervisory Officers and nodal officers have also been designated for each quarantine centres established across the district who shall assist and report the Nodal Officer on daily basis for ensuring arrangements.
The Deputy Commissioner also reviewed the cleanliness drive lunched by the Municipal Committee Bandipora in the town. He lauded the efforts of the field staff for launching fumigation and sanitization drive in the district. He urged them to launch a special cleanliness drive in the district and ensure regular fumigation of areas witnsing public movement including masjids, government and private officers, Police stations and Banks.
