DAILY EXCELSIOR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 (PAGE 7) BJP workers to Pharma Cos face problems in join relief operations Sahu reviews distribution of in J&K distribution of drugs in J&K: Reddy NEW DELHI, Sept 15: relief, restoration works HYDERABAD, Sept 15: some buildings, including resi- Excelsior Correspondent addition to this, 6000 non-resi- dential, located in the high-rise To supplement the efforts of dential structures have been Pharmaceutical companies, areas can be converted into tem- Central and State Governments JAMMU, Sept 15: Deputy damaged fully while 1600 non- which are sending across medical porary hospitals and patients in flood-hit Jammu and Commissioner Jammu, Ajeet residential structures have been aid for flood affected people in could be shifted there, he said. , BJP today decided Kumar Sahu today visited damaged partially. Further, Jammu and Kashmir, claim to be When contacted, a spokesper- that party workers will offer Railway Station Jammu, 1144 livestock perished and facing difficulties in distribution son of Organisation of their services in taking relief Bhagwati Nagar, Sidhra, Narwal, about more 70000 kanals of of drugs. Pharmaceuticals Producers of measures to the affected and set Talab Khatikan, Gujjar Nagar, crops/agriculture fields have M Srinivas Reddy, Director India said they received a letter up a helpline in Delhi to coordi- Peerkho and other areas of the been affected due to flash (marketing) of Hetero Drugs from the Government seeking nate with state party units send- city to take stock of restoration of floods/landslides. Revenue Limited, a leading private pharma support from its members in Divisional Commissioner Shantmanu chairing a meeting on Monday. ing relief material. damaged infrastructures, pro- officers present in the meeting company, said that many pharma- terms of supplying drugs free of At a meeting of its central cessing and providing of ex-gra- stated that assessment of loss- ceutical manufacturers are will- cost. leaders as well as those from J- tia relief and functioning of the es/damages have been done in ing to donate medicines and the "The same has been forward- Div Com reviews damages Government needs to bring in ed to our members requesting K chaired by party general sec- relief camps where free food is more than 50 percent of the total retaries Ram Lal and J P Nadda being provided to the cases and disbursement of ex- doctors from outside to the sub- support on individual basis," the here today, it was decided that affected/stranded passengers. gratia relief has also been start- merged region immediately, spokesperson said. in Doda, the party cadres in the state will DC gave directions to all the ed in some of the areas. Deputy besides setting up make-shift hos- A senior official of a city- offer their services and coordi- concerned departments to work Commissioner directed the offi- pitals to avert a 'medical disaster'. based drug company said the Excelsior Correspondent to provide help to the people Commissioners to submit a nate with the authorities. with zeal and dedication to cers to complete the exercise of "A big medical disaster is need of the hour is to ensure prop- who are stranded in the Kashmir. detailed report of damages in “The Central and State achieve the deadlines fixed for providing of ex-gratia relief going to happen if the er supply of oral re-hydration JAMMU, Sept 15: Divisional He said that a team of their respective District within Governments are grappling restoration of damaged infra- within 15 days. Government does not take up the salts and antibiotics to prevent Commissioner Jammu officers/officials and volunteers three days, besides stressed upon with the worst natural calamity structures and public utilities. He Assessment Teams constitut- issue seriously. The marooned any communicable diseases. Shantmanu along with Inspector of District Red Cross Society 100% restoration of essential that has occurred in Jammu and also convened meeting of the ed by the Deputy Commissioner, areas need at least 3,000-4,000 Union Health Minister Harsh General of Police Jammu Rajesh Doda along with two vehicles: services and supplies. He also Kashmir. After the rescue work, SDMs/Tehsildars and other under the control of doctors immediately as most of Vardhan, who recently visited the Kumar today visited Doda and one for transporting back the stressed on the formation of joint the relief operation is also a big Revenue officers in which SDMs/Tehsildars are also visit- the doctors belonging to that flood ravaged State and surveyed reviewed the damages caused to stranded people of Doda and teams of civil and police officers challenge. progress of processing of ex-gra- ing their respective areas and fur- region are also falling ill. Many medical camps there, said the public life and property in Doda another for handing over to Red at niabat level for timely, effec- BJP is concerned about this tia relief cases was reviewed and nishing report of damages and drug companies are willing to Centre has assured all medical and Kishtwar districts and the Cross Society has been tive and on ground assessment of issue as a political party... In directed Revenue Officers to processing of ex-gratia relief donate medicines generously. But help, including sending doctors actions taken by the concerned deputed under the supervision of the damages caused due to rains Kashmir and Jammu regions, immediately attend to the prob- cases and restoration work on just sending drugs will not solve and paramedic staff, to Jammu & District Administration regarding GM DIC Doda Dil Mir and speedy restoration of minor where the authorities are also lems faced by the public and daily basis. the problem," he told today. Kashmir to prevent the outbreak relief, rescue and rehabilitation Choudhary. He further revealed damages. He also directed SSPs facing problems in taking the ensure disposal off their griev- The DC informed that 35 Since several hospitals in the of diseases in the flood-ravaged of the affected people. that a payment of Rs. 5.00 in the of the districts to coordinate with relief material to the affected, ances in time bound manner. Mobile Ambulances have been Valley are still water-logged, State. (PTI) While giving first hand infor- form of cheque from District Red District administration and BJP workers in the State will mation about the quantum of Cross Society Doda to Red Cross depute their personals for joint He asked the officers to visit put in service for providing coordinate with the officials and the affected areas and project the immediate health care facilities damages to roads, public life & Society Srinagar was also sent supervision of the restoration will offer their services and property, water supply schemes, through the team visiting the val- works on roads , water supply problems and requirement of the to the population of such areas, coordinate the efforts,” BJP affected persons so that their suf- which have suffered severely and agricultural and horticultural ley. schemes among other public util- spokesperson Sudhanshu crops, power supply, public util- At Kishtwar, Deputy ities. ferings are mitigated. sufficient stock of medicines is Trivedi said. As reported by SDMs/ available to meet any eventuality ities, livestock and rescue, Commissioner Kishtwar Mohd. IGP Jammu Rajesh Kumar “We discussed how to bring restoration and rehabilitation Javaid Khan, briefed Divisional while addressing the meeting Tehsildars, about 3300 residen- alongwith a team of doctors to coordination in the relief opera- tial structures have been fully provide emergency health care process in the district, the Commissioner about the dam- highlighted the steps and initia- tions to supplement the efforts District Development ages caused to houses, public tives that should be taken to mit- damaged while 17700 have services round the clock in of the Central and State been damaged partially. In affected areas. Commissioner Doda Shyam utilities, livestock, roads, power igate the losses caused by the Governments and how the relief Vinod Meena informed that supply, water supply schemes, natural calamities. He directed material coming from various Food grain carriage scam worth Rs 44 cr about 172 houses have been stock position of various essen- all the SSPs to use their resources states and coordinate with fully damaged in the District tial commodities and the imme- and man power effectively to them,” he said. .About 90% of roads and water diate requirement of the adminis- minimize the losses caused by HC stays enquiry being “We have also worked on Lineman & Workers raising slogans during protest at Jammu supply schemes are temporarily tration about the relief measures the disasters. setting up a helpline in Delhi for on Monday. restored and there is sufficient in the District and particularly in DIG Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban helping relief operations in conducted by SSP stock of tents with District the Marwah, Warwan, Dachhan, Range A.A Wani, SSP Doda M.S Jammu and Kashmir and offer Excelsior Correspondent without registration of FIR Administration for distribution Padder and Machail areas of Chouhan, SSP Kishtwar. Sanjay coordinated services like mak- which is not permissible under EDLWU holds protest, projects demands to the affected families. . Kotwal, ADC Doda Imam Din, ing available material or man- JAMMU, Sept 15: High law". Excelsior Correspondent details of compensation, which He also highlighted the Divisional Commissioner ACR Doda S.C Dogra, SDM power including doctors and Court today stayed the enquiry "SSP Rajouri against the the department has paid to the efforts of District Administration directed the Deputy Bhaderwah, Bupinder Kumar, medicines. into Rs 44 crore food grain car- cannons of established law and JAMMU, Sept 15: All Jammu family members of the deceased SDM , besides other The helpline numbers will riage scam being conducted by without any authority is con- and Kashmir Electric Department and also to those, who received District and Sector officer of be made available soon, Trivedi SSP Rajouri and issued notices ducting an inquiry into a com- Linemen and Workers Union injuries, while performing duties. JKP continuously providing Doda and Kishtwar Districts said. (PTI) to Chief Secretary, Assistant plaint despite the fact that sub- (EDLWU) held a demonstration He appealed to the attended the meeting. Director CAPD Rajouri and ject is pending probe before the and projected their long pending Administrative Department of the relief materials to flood victims SSP Rajouri returnable within Crime Branch Jammu", he said. demands. Electric and Maintenance Wing, All Sabha meeting held on two weeks. After hearing Advocate Large number of lineman and PDD and the PDD Civil Excelsior Correspondent assisted by some local volunteers During the course of hear- Aseem Sawhney in length, workers engaged in Electric Secretariat to investigate the mat- arranged special langars at Sidhra ing, Advocate Aseem Sawhney Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur Department assembled outside ter. He also sought the details of JAMMU, Sept 15: Apart from and Nagrota in which food and eradication of social evils said, "investigation is already asked Senior AAG to file reply Press Club and held protest. They the compensation provided to the Central Forces engaged in the drinking water are provided to all Excelsior Correspondent they deliberated on prevalent underway by the Crime Branch in the petition and ordered that raised slogans against the family members of the deceased ongoing rescue operation in flood the stranded truck drivers besides social evils and put forward in regard to the FIR No. subject to objections and till Government for not redressing and also to those, who received hit areas of Jammu region, the medical facilities also. JAMMU, Sept 15: A meet- suggestions for their eradica- 11/2012 but the SSP Rajouri has further orders, the enquiry being their issues. injuries. ing of all Sabhas and Biradaris tions. started parallel preliminary conducted by SSP Rajouri shall General secretary of the Union He also demanded separate was held today here at The meeting expressed seri- enquiry based on a complaint remain stayed. Girdhari Lal Bhagat while speak- seniority lists of all the linemen Aggarwal Sabha regarding ous concern over heavy expen- ing demanded release of benefits and workers as in the recently eradication of various types of diture being incurred on mar- to those who expired or became conducted DPC, the junior were social evils such as dowry sys- riages and other functions and it physically handicap partially or promoted. He also demanded tem and cocktail parties. was felt by all that this needs to permanently on account of elec- inquiry into this matter. The meeting was held under be curtailed to mitigate the suf- tric shocks while performing their He also demanded CP Fund in the chairmanship of president, ferings of the poor, who are duties. respect of employees, daily rated Aggarwal Sabha, Jammu, being crushed under social He said that the PDD workers, need base workers and Dewan Chand Aggarwal. This compulsions. Inspection Division has kept casual labourers. was the fifth consecutive meet- It was unanimously numerous formalities to complete He also stressed upon the ing held to bring mass aware- resolved in the meeting to in respect of deaths and injuries to department to speed up the func- ness and reach out a consensus immediately do away with the the workers and employees, tioning of the welfare fund among various Sabha members menace of dowry system, dis- DDC interacting with flood affected people on Monday. which are unable to fulfill. scheme meant for the benefit of regarding eradication of social tribution of sweet packs with He urged the authorities to the workers. evils like dowry system, cock- the invitation cards, cocktail minimize the formalities. In case Among others present were tail parties, use of non-veg in parties and encouraging day- DDC conducts extensive tour of flood hit areas of casualties, death certificate and Tara Chand Lakhotra, Surinder the marriage and other func- time marriages. It was also Excelsior Correspondent Similarly, the District FIR should be considered and Kumar, Kartar Nath, Ashiq DIG Jammu Shakeel Ahmed handing over relief material to tions, large number of gather- decided by the participants to Administration Udhampur in col- medical reports in case of injuries. Hussain, Paras Ram, Kewal cop for distribution in flood affected area. ings in marriage parties, burst- approach the Government for UDHAMPUR, Sept 15: To laboration with Lupin Human Bhagat further stated that Krishen, Mangat Ram, Suresh ing of crackers, drug abuse, etc. strict implementation of Guest assess the damage caused to pri- Welfare & Research Foundation numerous RTIs are filed to get Kumar, Krishen, etc. police personnel of Jammu and SDPO visited far The heads and representa- Control Act. vate and public property in the (NGO) and Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir Police (JKP) are also flung flood affected areas of tives of various sabhas includ- The meeting decided that backdrop of recent rains and flash Bank jointly organized relief Court awards five years RI to continuously providing relief mate- Hamirpur Kona, Pargwal Sub- ing Dogra Brahmin Sabha, the future course of action will floods in the district, the District camps at Saddal and area rials to the flood affected people. Division Akhnoor and distributed DBPS, Dogra Khatri Sabha, be decided by a Coordination Development Commissioner, for the flood and landslide affected Various police teams were relief material to needy persons. Kashyap Rajput Sabha, Jammu Committee of heads of all Udhampur Yasha Mudgal today families. conducted an extensive tour of Later, DDC distributed relief husband for attempting to kill wife constituted and deputed to various Four relief camps have been Central Mahajan Sabha, OBC Sabhas. In addition, it was also flood affected areas including organized in district Ramban by flood affected and landslides areas material which included blankets, Excelsior Correspondent younger, around 18 years old Mahasabha, Khajuria Biradari, decided that this awareness Pargwal, Phallan Mandal, district Police Ramban. A commu- like Saddal, Panjar, lower Meer tents, kitchen sets and food items when the offence took place. Mahajan Sabha, Jatt Maha campaign should continue at Nagrota, Ramgarh and Parmandal nity kitchen has been established and Panchari. etc among the affected families. JAMMU, Sept 15: Principal Being a male, he has an added Sabha, and KRPs Jammu par- individual Sabha or Biradari areas from District Police Lines at Bus Stand Ramban, where During the tour, Mrs. Mudgal Among others, Additional Sessions Judge Jammu, R S Jain advantage to exploit his youth ticipated in the meeting, where level. (DPL) Jammu and Samba along yatries are getting food. asked the concerned officers to District Development today awarded five years rigor- even after undergoing sentence with tents and ration for distribu- Ashkoor Ahmed Wani, DIG, gear up the pace of relief and res- Commissioner, Ajay Singh ous imprisonment and fine of Rs but she has been deprived of her tion among the flood affected peo- DKR Range, chaired a high level cue works in the area so that affect- Jamwal, representative of Lupin 50,000 to Vinod Kumar, son of health and natural beauty due to ple. emergency meeting on relief oper- ed families don't suffer more and Human Welfare & Research Sham Lal of Karwanda, Jammu extensive frontal burns", the DIG Jammu Shakeel Ahmed ations in DPO Ramban, and asked recoup from the floods soon. Foundation, Satish Tomar, tehsil, who was facing trial in court said. and SSP Jammu Uttam Chand the participants to provide basic She appealed the general pub- Manager J&K Bank Panchari, attempt to murder case of his "Accused would have no alongwith SP City South Jammu necessities like food, water and lic to cooperate with the adminis- senior officers of various depart- wife. problem in settling in the society Rahul Malik and SP Headquarters transportation to people severely tration to tackle with the situation ment, Tehsildars, all officials of The accused was arrested but the victim Pooja Devi with Randhir Singh constituted these affected by the calamity. Javed arisen due to heavy rains and Revenue Departments and BDO after he attempted to kill his wife her burn injuries would have police teams, which will work Iqbal Matoo, SSP Ramban, Dr floods. were also present on the occasion. by sprinkling kerosene oil on lifelong problem of adjusting in under the supervision of con- Haseeb Mughal, SSP Traffic June 30, 2004. the society. All of this makes this cerned SHOs and SDPOs. NHW Ramban, Arun Gupta, Charak conducts tour of After hearing both the sides, charge so serious", the court said Medical teams from Police Additional SP, Ramban, Amit Principal Sessions Judge and awarded five years rigorous Hospital Jammu were also consti- Bhasin and Vinay Kumar, Deputy observed that the accused has imprisonment and a fine of Rs tuted and deputed for the treatment Commandants IRP 9th Bn also Bishnah constituency been found guilty in attempting 50000 to the accused. of flood affected victims in attended the meeting alongwith Excelsior Correspondent last so many years due to lack of to commit murder of his wife "The fine if realized will be Pargwal and Phallan Mandal area. other senior officers of District and developmental works and due to and convicted under Section 307 payable to Pooja Devi. In case of So far 82 tons of ration con- Para Military forces. JAMMU, Sept 15: Former the recent heavy down pour in RPC. default in payment of fine, taining dry and cooked food have On the direction of higher Minister, former Member CWC- whole of the State in general and "Unfortunately, it is a case accused shall further undergo A doctor examining a patient during a medical camp organ- been distributed to the flood authorities, DySP RS Pura AICC and senior Congress leader Bishnah constituency in particu- where the accused no doubt is imprisonment for a period of one ized by RMWC at Jammu. affected victims since September Devinder Singh along with SHO Gulchain Singh Charak alongwith lar. young but his wife is even year", the court directed. 8 onward. Rescue and rehabilita- Miran Sahib Sanjeev Chib and office bearers and other prominent He added that all the link tion programme is still going on. SHO RS Pura Deepak Jasrotia dis- RMWC organizes medical leaders of Block Congress roads, lanes, culverts etc. have Vodafone restoring Meanwhile, Nagrota police tributed eatables and tents (tarpals) Committee (BCC), Bishnah lis- been badly damaged which have with the collaboration of District among flood affected people of tened to the problems being faced exposed the inferior quality of the Civil/ Police Administration RS Pura, Miran Sahib and Arnia. camp for flood victims by the residents of Sohagpur developmental works carried out connectivity in Valley Excelsior Correspondent and legal advisor of Shri Colony. earlier. He said a massive recon- Excelsior Correspondent , , Ranbireshwar Mandir Welfare Charak assured that the matter struction programme in whole of Railway Station and Stone crushers’ body revises rates JAMMU, Sept 15: Under its Committee, Advocate Jyoti will immediately be taken up with the constituency has become JAMMU, Sept 15: With the Airport are among the important Excelsior Correspondent rates of various products include project "Disease Free Jammu", Sarup Mishra said that a total of the concerned authority to take imperative so as to bring the life support and co-operation of the places being covered while total 6 Crusher Bajri (10mm/20mm) Shri Ranbireshwar Mandir 222 patients were examined by corrective measures. The meeting of the people back to normal. Government authorities, Vodafone out of 8 BSC of Kashmir have JAMMU, Sept 15: Stone @Rs 9/Sft, Kankara @Rs 8/Sft, Welfare Committee (RMWC) in the Doctors and medicines to was organized by Tara Chand and He urged upon the administra- is ensuring connectivity for its cus- been made live and paired with Crusher Owners Association Nullah Bajri (uncrushed) @Rs collaboration with J&K Health the tune of almost Rs 35000 Darshan Lal, retd Head Master in tion especially the revenue author- tomers by restoring its network Jammu MSC. (SCOA) of Tawi Belt held a 10/Sft, Sand/Dust @Rs6/Sft. Department (ISM) and were distributed among the poor the Sohagpur Colony, which is ities to work in tandem with the besides providing connectivity to The Vodafone has approxi- meet under the chairmanship of The association vowed to fol- Panchbakhtar Mahadev Mandir and needy patients. faced with threat of outbreak of grass root institutions like other subscribers through the mately 700 sites (including ICR) Vikram Randhawa, president, low the revised rates strictly and Management Committee organ- He said that committee is epidemic. Chowkidars, Numberdars, Panch intra-circle roaming arrangement providing coverage in the Valley All J&K Stone Crusher Owners the president said that any crush- ized a free medical camp for highly thankful to Jammu and After attending a series of and Sarpanches so that the assess- with other private operators and and around 3 lakh active customer Association at Raipur Satwari. er found violating the above flood affected persons in the Kashmir Health Department public meetings at Sohagpur and ment for the compensation is done vice versa. base, which is around 73 percent The owners of crushers mentioned rates will be dealt premises of Panchbakhtar (Indian System of Medicines) Kirchpur organized by Jyoti Basu at the earliest. He also asked the According to a handout, issued of total base before network installed in Tawi area participat- with iron hands. The association Mahadev Temple. for their wholehearted support on reaching Pandorian, Charak party workers to reach out the by Vodafone, important towns went down. ed in the meeting and discussed also urged upon the Government Renowned doctors of to the medical camp. was received by the people of the needy for providing all necessary being covered by the network, Since September 12, the the post flood situation as most to assess the losses of the crush- Government Ayurvedic Hospital Mishra further said that area and was taken to the venue of assistance. included Srinagar, , Vodafone has started providing of the crushers have witnessed ers and compensate accordingly. Jammu including Dr Ankita, Dr Health Department under the the meeting in the form of a pro- Among others present were , , Ashmuqam, daily free 60 local/STD minutes huge damages due to the heavy Among others present were Shruti, Dr Krishma Kapoor, Dr dynamic leadership of Director cession. The meeting was organ- Gambhir Dev Singh, Capt Seer, Mattan, , for all its customers and it will floods that occurred recently in Rajinder Singh Chib, President Narain, Dr Vikas and Ravinder General Abdul Kabir Dar and ized by Bua Ditta, Janak Singh, Harshvardhan Sharma, President Kukernag, Achabal, , continue till tomorrow. As per the river Tawi. Tawi Belt-Shreee Ganesh Stone Singh, Pharmacist, ISM exam- Medical Superintendent Dwaraka Nath and Swaran Singh BCC, Waryam Chand, senior Vice Tral, Awantipora, , DOT guidelines, we have created The association unanimously Crusher, Gyan Chand Sharma, ined the patients and give free Jammu, Dr Rajneesh Sharma is Chib. President, Mandan Bhagat, gener- Budgam, Charare Sharif, , special SIM which is being issued decided to revise the rates of Uphaar Stone Crusher, Madan medicines to them. fully cooperating with the com- While speaking Charak said al secretary, Master Balwant Bandipora, , , to the public at large without stone crusher products with Choudhary, Tawi Stone Crusher, While giving the detail of mittee in making the camps suc- that the whole of the Bishnah con- Saini, President Arnia Town Baramula, , Drugmulla, proof of Identity and residence, the immediate effect. The revised etc. the medical camp, spokesperson cessful. stituency has suffered a lot for the Committee and Mehar Singh. Keeri and . handout added.