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The ADM emphasised that maintaining cleanliness is a primary responsibility of Jammu Municipal Corporation and directed its officers to ensure sanitation standards across the city, with particular attention to Eidgahs, prayer grounds and surrounding areas. Strict directions were issued on food safety including proper display of rate lists, curbing overpricing and ensuring hygienic handling of food materials. The Legal Metrology Department was directed to intensify market inspections.
CAPD was directed to ensure adequate provisioning and timely availability of essential food stock. Water tankers are to be deployed on priority around prayer sites and residential areas facing supply challenges. Regarding power supply, the ADM directed that cuts be kept to an absolute minimum, with unscheduled outages strictly prohibited. Repair of non-functional street lights was flagged as an immediate priority for JMC. Police deployment, security and traffic management arrangements around Eidgahs were also comprehensively reviewed.
Feedback and requests from religious bodies' representatives were duly noted and appropriate directions issued. The ADM made a special appeal urging religious leaders to use the occasion to spread awareness against the drug menace and cooperate fully with the district administration in the mission of Nasha Mukti Bharat Abhiyan. The meeting was also attended by SP North, District Health Officer, Health Officer JMC, ACG besides senior officers of all concerned departments.
