By Raja Bilal CNI
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam ,Akshay Labroo today conducted a meeting to review the arrangements being made for the ensuing festival of Maha Shivratri-celebrated annually.
The festival having great religious and cultural significance is scheduled to be celebrated on February 25th this year and is celebrated with great zeal & enthusiasm especially by the Kashmiri Pandit community.
While taking review ,the DC directed concerned Departments to ensure all necessary arrangements are put in place for the devotees especially at the Pandit colony, Sheikhpora, Budgam.
The DC instructed for ensuring hassle-free traffic movement for the devotees to the adjoining City areas , besides adequate facilities at the designated place for parking of the vehicles.
He also directed for ensuring uninterrupted supply of electricity , besides illumination of the temple inside the premises .He directed executive engineer PHE budgam to ensure adequate drinking water facility is available at the venue so that devotees do not face any problem.
The DC also directed the Health Department to deploy a Medical team at the venue with the availability of all medicines and first aid facilities. He directed department of floriculture to ensure availability of sufficient quantities of flowers at the colony.
AD Food was directed to ensure sufficient food grains there , and AD fisheries to install stalls of Fish, walnut , Almonds ,lotus stem , saffron , honey etc inside the Premises of Pandit colony.
He also stressed on maintaining proper sanitation at the Temple premises and at the entire colony before , during and after the ensuing holy festival and directed MC Budgam for the same.
While concerned police authorities were asked to take all measures to ensure adequate security arrangements in and around the Colony.
The DC directed the officers of all line departments to ensure all necessary arrangements required for smooth celebration of this pious occasion of the Maha-Shivratri.Besides CPO budgam , CMO, Food safety officer,AD food, AD fisheries , Executive Engineer KPDCL, PHE ,
DSP HQ, representatives of all other concerned departments were present in the meeting.