Deputy Commissioner, Poonch Inder Jeet today chaired a meeting here in the conference hall of Dak Bunglow to review the arrangements for Republic Day celebration 2023.
The meeting decided that the main function would be held at Sports Stadium, where the Chief Guest will unfurl the National Flag and take salute at the March past comprising the contingents of Police, CRPF, JKP, JKPQRT Commando, Home Guard, NCC from Degree College Poonch besides Police Band.
The meeting was told that the Republic Day celebrations will begin with playing of Shehnai Vadan at designated places by the Information Department in the wee hours. For smooth conduct of the National event, the meeting constituted a reception committee, illumination committee and cultural programme committee.
A detailed discussion was also held on various issues regarding seating arrangements, barricading, security, traffic regulation, drinking water and power supply, sanitation, first-aid, PAS, fire-tenders, Media gallery, among others.
The DC directed the concerned executive engineers to ensure adequate arrangements of barricading, seating and drinking water supply besides uninterrupted power supply on the day of function. He also passed directions to the concerned officers to ensure ambulance, fire tender, security and provision of adequate manpower at the venue of the event.
The meeting was attended by Senior Superintendent of Police, Rohit Baskotra, Additional District Development Commissioner Poonch, Malikzada Sheraz Ul Haq, Additional Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Tahir Mustafa Malik, CEO Tourism, Dr.Mohd.Tanveer, General.Manager DIC, Dr.Zakir Hussain, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Poonch, Zaheer Ahmed Kaifi, Principal Govt; Degree College Poonch, Dr Jasbir Singh, CPO Poonch, Maqsood Ahmed, District Treasury Officer, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat,Naheem Un Nissa Bhatti, DFO, Suresh Manda, Hqr Assistant, Jahangir Hussain, ARTO Poonch, Basharat Mehmood, Republic Day commentator, Pardeep Khanna, Dysp,DAR, Sachin Gupta, DYSSO Poonch, Mohd.Qasim, AD Food Ranjeet Singh, DPO, Narinder Mohan Suri, Deputy Director Employment, Xen PHE, Muneer Hussain, Naib Tehsildar, Maroof Khan, Cultural Officer, Alamdar Adam, officers from Army and Paramilitary forces and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.