The Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza today inspected quarantine centres established for the citizens arriving from abroad or Covid-19 affected areas to prevent spread of the virus in the district.He interacted with the staff at quarantine centres and took stock facilities being provided to people under observation. He directed the staff to strictly follow the SOP with regard to the facilities prescribed by WHO and Ministry of Family Health Welfare Department, Government of India being provided to the quarantine centres including daily clinical examination, establishment of infection prevention control measures, lodging catering laundry, bio-medical waste management and other logistics.The Deputy Commissioner said that 19 quarantine centers have been established in the district and ACR Bandipora Reyaz Ahmad Beigh has been designated as Nodal Officer to ensure adequate arrangements in these Quarantine Centres as per SOPs prescribed by Ministry of Family Health Welfare Department.Mirza said the nodal officer will keep close coordination with office of Divisional Commissioner, Director Airport Authority Srinagar along with Bandipora Police and Health Department for arranging foreign return citizens and students of the district.
The centres have been established at TRC Authwatoo, Harmukh Hotel Athwatoo, Forest Training Institute Chitternar, Forest office Chitternar, Tourist hut Wullar Vintage Park, Tourist Interpretation Centre, Wullar Park, Indoor Stadium Shadipora, Degree College Bandipora, Degree College Sumbal, TRC Gurez, Dak Bungalow Gurez, Govt Deghree College Gurez, ITI Gurez, Gurez House Pazalpora, Faiz-e-Aam Secondary School , Bandipora Kashmir Tibbiya College Shilvath Sumbal, One Stop Centre Premises, Nishat Park Bandipora, Syed Jaffar-ud-Din Secondary school Ajas and Guest House Sumbal.The DC said the Supervisory Officers and Nodal Officers have also been designated for each quarantine centres established across the district who will assist and report the Nodal Officer.He also reviewed the cleanliness drive lunched by the Municipal Committee Bandipora in the town. He lauded the efforts of the field staff for launching fumigation and sanitization drive in the district.He directed for launching cleanliness drives in the district to ensure regular fumigation of areas witnessing public movement including masjids, government and private officers, Police stations and Banks.