District Development Commissioner, Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganaie today convened a meeting of officers to take review of the status of relief distribution to snow affected orchardists across the district.The meeting among others was attended by SDMs, CPO, PO ICDS, ACD, ACR, Tehsildars, BDOs and other concerned. The meeting was informed that out of sanctioned amount of Rs. 28.61 crores for affected orchardists Rs 13 crores have been released as a first installment among the affected farmers across nine tehsils of the district the next installment to the tune of Rs. 15.61 crores will follow.The DDC said that all orchardists hit by November 7 heavy snowfall, declared National Calamity by government will be provided relief.He directed the concerned SDMs and Tehsildars to ensure hassle-free and transparent distribution of relief to each affected orchardist.Meanwhile, DDC asked the Tehsildars of the district to launch massive drive against State land and Kaah- Charai encroachers and directed them to take steps for immediate retrieval of the encroached land.Later, the DDC reviewed the status of implementation of Poshan Abhiyan scheme and asked the concerned to ensure proper distribution of nutritious food items to children at all ICDS Centers across the district.He directed the concerned to follow the prescribed guidelines for safe storage and procurements of these items and asked the ICDS authorities to keep close liaison with FCS&CA department while procuring supplies.While stressing on foolproof Solid Waste Management system in the district, the DDC exhorted the concerned Executive Officers of all Municipal Committees to identify the viable sites for waste dumping and ensure its proper disposal.In a separate meeting, the DDC reviewed the arrangements put in place for forthcoming elections for vacant Panch and Sarpanch seats in the district.