The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmed on Friday held an interaction with media persons of the district.During the interaction, the representatives of various print and electronic media organizations interacted with the DC and discussed several issues of public interest. They also apprised the DC about the difficulties faced by them while covering events during reporting and put forth several demands.Dr Owais said that the media is a significant pillar in democracy for deliverance of transparent and accountable governance to the people and added that the district administration will always be available for coordination with the people who are engaged directly or indirectly in promoting development and wellbeing of the society. He asked the media persons to act as a bridge between the public and the government by highlighting the issues of the public so that the government can act swiftly to provide relief to the people.While appreciating the role played by the journalists during the COVID19 pandemic, the DC said that media’s cooperation and regular feedback helped the administration in improving the system for containment of the Covid-19 besides disseminating information among the people about guidelines and SOPs issued from time to time by the government.Meanwhile, the interaction was arranged by District Information Centre Bandipora headed by District Information Officer (DIO) Jahangeer Akhoon besides other senior officers were also present on the occasion.