The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed all Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir Division to intensify market checking in their respective districts on daily basis and take strict action against the profiteers and hoarders as per relevant section of law.He made these directions while reviewing the stock position of essential commodities like rice, wheat, LPG, Kerosene oil, Petrol, Diesel, fire wood and other items for winter months in the valley.The Divisional Commissioner ascertained the actual stock position and feed back of essential commodities and supplies, from the Deputy Commissioners, concerned departments and LPG agencies It was informed that 6,80,290 quintals of rice, 27,710 quintals of wheat, 3807 KLs of Petrol, 12, 160 KLs of Diesel, 4138 KLs of Kerosene oil and 2, 61,056 LPG cylinders were dumped at different go-downs at present.The meeting was informed that there is no scarcity of essential commodities in the valley and regular supplies have been reaching valley every day. There is sufficient stock of essential commodities in Kashmir Division, the meeting was told.The Director, Food CS&CA, Kashmir informed that department used to dump 3 months winter stocking of essential commodities for the snow bound areas of Kashmir valley, but from this year 04 months winter stocking shall be made so that no scarcity is felt by the people.
He further informed that 80% of the supplies have been lifted and distributed for the month of September 2019 and the remaining 20% shall be completed in 3 days. Besides, a calendar has been chalked out to dump the stocks of winter.The representative of Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum and IOCL informed that presently they have sufficient availability of LPG, K.Oil, Motor Sprit, High Speed Diesel etc and the process of dumping of stocks shall be made in coming days as per the consumption need.The Divisional Commissioner issued necessary instructions to the concerned to speedup supply and start dumping at the snow bound areas of Kashmir Valley.He stressed upon the officers to top-up the maximum stock capacity of all the essential commodities and supplies for the winter months so that its dearth shall not be felt.All the concerned departments shall adhere to the directions passed and coordinate themselves so that general public shall not suffer.Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal, Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Dr Syed Abid Rashid Shah, Additional Commissioner Kashmir, Director FCS&CA, GM JKSRTC, Deputy Director FCS& CA, Representatives of different Oil Companies and other concerned officers were present in the meeting where as other Deputy Commissioners participated the meeting through video conferencing.