To finalize the necessary arrangements for the celebration of Republic Day 2018 a meeting of District Officers was held under the Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Ravinder Kumar.Threadbare discussions were held on various arrangements related to the smooth conduct of the function like seating, barricading, drinking water and power supply, sanitation, first- aid, security, transport, traffic regulations and refreshment to students participating in the National function.
It was decided in the meeting that the day would start with playing of Shehnai Vadan from 6.30 a.m. at stipulated places by the District Information Centre, followed by flag hoisting by VIP at PG Degree College for Boys, Udhampur at 9:55 AM and march past by the contingents of District Police, SKPA, NCC, and school children of various educational institutions. Cultural programmes, Skits and physical display by school students would also be presented.DC asked the concerned officers to ensure better coordination for making effective arrangements pertaining to their departments for the function.He called upon the officers and employees of all departments to remain present at the venue on the day of function.The meeting was attended by, Senior Superintendent of Police, Rayees Bhat, Addition District Development Commissioner, Arvind Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner Krishan Lal, PO ICDS Rimpy Ohri, PO IWMP Sushil Kesar, Joint Director Planning Ashok Khajuria, Chief Education Officer J.R Bharadwaj, Chief Medical Officer Dr. K.C Dogra, ARTO Kuldeep Singh besides District Heads of various departments, representative of schools and colleges were present in the meeting.