THE HIMALAYAN MAIL Q JAMMU Q MONDAY Q JUNE 15, 2020 JAMMU & KASHMIR 3 World Blood Donors Day Kishtwar administration facilitates Dullo inaugurates NAT-PCR construction of Galhar-Sansari road HIMALAYAN MAIL NEWS in Blood Bank of GMC JAMMU, JUNE 14 Jammu will now receive the HIMALAYAN MAIL NEWS safest blood, but the donors With an aim to ensure JAMMU, JUNE 14 will also get adequate coun- round the year movement selling with the additional of all type of vehicles on the To celebrate World Blood benefit of the Multiplex most important road con- Donor Day, Financial Com- Multidye assay of NAT- necting Kishtwar district of missioner, Health and Med- PCR. Jammu and Kashmir UT ical Education, Atal Dulloo Dr Nasib C Digra, Princi- with the Himachal Pradesh today inaugurated State-of- pal & Dean Medical College, and substantially ensuring Art Nucleic Acid Testing Jammu highlighted that that the lifeline for the var- (NAT-PCR) facility at Gov- this is the first such installa- ious villages in the remote ernment Medical College “This facility shall help in Dr Meena Sidhu, Head of tion of fully automated Paddar region remains Jammu for safer quality early detection of transfu- Department Blood & Trans- NAT-PCR technology in the connected with other parts blood transfusion. sion transmission infec- fusion Medicine GMC entire Union Territory of of country, Beacon has Among others, Bhupin- tions like HIV, HBV & Jammu speaking on the oc- Jammu & Kashmir, ensur- completed the re-align- der Kumar, Mission Direc- HCV,” he said. casion said that it is high ing the highest level of ment work of Galhar- tor, National Health Mis- NAT testing facility has time that highest safety for blood safety. Sansari road from 55.100 sion, J&K, Dr Nasib C Digra been funded by National patients and wellbeing of On this occasion a volun- km to 58.775 km. Principal & Dean Govt Health Mission. the people of Jammu region tary blood donation camp This bypass road which commendable achieve- experiences heavy snow- provement of Galhar- Medical College, Jammu On the occasion, Project be adopted as an integral was also organized by JK has been built by 118 RCC ment of GREF, DC Kisht- fall, flash floods and sub- Sansari road from 55.100 and Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Director JKSACS said that part of blood transfusion Donors organization in GREF, will help in evading war said that the work on zero temperature during to 58.775 km to NHDL Rather, Project Director a month long campaign has services. which 25 donors donated the earlier world's danger- the re-alignment has en- winter making tough specifications with net J&K State AIDS Control So- been launched to celebrate “Blood donations blood. ous rock cut stretch on sured employment of lo- working conditions for the Length of 10.925 Km com- ciety (JKSACS ) were also the World Blood Donors screened with world class The programme was or- which only light vehicles cals along with develop- GREF employees and the menced in August 2018 present on the occasion. Day across J&K. NAT PCR technology will ganized following all the could plied. ment of the Kishtwar administration. and was completed in Speaking on the occasion, He said that every year reduce the risk of infection mandatory precautions of People of the region have region. “It will also in- Worth to mention that record time. Atal Dulloo said that with this day is celebrated across in 3 patients, as every unit maintaining social distanc- hailed the efforts of the crease the tourism poten- the road witnesses heavy For the expeditious com- the implementation of No- the world to thank Volun- of blood can be transfused ing & other measures keep- District administration led tial of the Padder sub divi- traffic during Mindal pletion of the work Beacon bel Prize winning NAT-PCR tary Blood Donors for their to three people when sepa- ing in view the COVID -19 by Deputy Commissioner, sion and Pangi valley of Mata, Chittoo Mata & employed the latest art of technology, the Blood life saving gift. The theme rated into components,” as a joint activity by the JK- Rajinder Singh Tara who Himachal Pradesh thus Machail Mata Yatra and is Technology equipments Transfusion safety will now for this year's World Blood Sidhu said. SACS & Department of has facilitated all the works boosting socio-economic also the alternative route like Pneumatic Hydraulic be comparable to interna- Donors Day is "Safe Blood Dr Sidhu emphasized that Blood Transfusion Medi- even in the Lockdown pe- development of the entire which connects J&K (UT) Drill Machines, Drilling & tional standards. Saves Lives". not only the people of cine GMC, Jammu. riod. They have also appre- region,” he added. with Himachal Pradesh Blasting technique in hard ciated the tirelessly works It is pertinent to mention during winters as the Ro- rock portion. The proposed done by 118 RCC, Beacon here that the road passes htang Pass, Sach Pass re- date of completion for for- Govt evacuates 1,37,864 stranded J&K residents; 95,792 team led by OC, 118 RCC through rough mountain mains closed. mation works for 10 m GREF Lt Col Shiv Bahadur terrain with over hang- Keeping in view of these width on this stretch has Singh who have completed ing/half tunneling issues a re-alignment for been fixed June 2021 and via Lakhanpur, 42,072 through special trains the work in record time. stretches, mostly in hard this stretch was proposed the black topping to be HIMALAYAN MAIL NEWS been evacuated by the gov- Complementing the rock strata. The sector also and construction/Im- completed in March 2022. JAMMU, JUNE 14 ernment through Lakhan- 2 Shramik special trains to pur till date. The Jammu and Kashmir Therefore, a total of about Government has evacuated 1,37,864 J&K residents leave for UP on June 15 Udhampur win national acclaim JAMMU, JUNE 14: As part of evacuation of outbound about 1,37,864 JK residents, stranded outside have been migrant workers stranded in Jammu and Kashmir, two stranded in other parts of brought back to the UT by Shramik special trains have been scheduled to leave for Ut- the country due to COVID the Jammu and Kashmir tar Pardesh at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm on 15th of June 2020 for e-Governance initiatives lockdown, via Lakhanpur government by 53 special from Katra. and through special trains trains and a fleet of buses Speaking about the app, room with help desk num- have been brought back As per an official communiqué, all movements are to be and buses till date amid through Lakhanpur after HIMALAYAN MAIL NEWS Deputy Commissioner Ud- ber, 01992-272727, 272728 through 21 special Shramik arranged only as per the SOPs notified by the government, strict observance of all nec- strictly observing all neces- JAMMU, JUNE 14 hampur Dr. Piyush Singla and doctor helpline num- trains so far and sent to more specifically with complete adherence to the health essary guidelines and Stan- sary preventive measures re- said, "All reports are sub- ber, 94192-16042 in the their respective home dis- check and necessary clearances regarding COVID-19. dard Operating Procedures. garding the Virus. District Administration mitted online and at each district for any query. tricts. Also, only those migrant workers have been asked to As per the official data re- As per the detailed Udhampur has taken sev- level the officers get alerts In response of the UT To combat the spread of come to the station who have been coordinated by the ceived in this regard, the breakup of the figures, about eral Information Technol- for pending relief cases and Government's initiative to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Labour Department strictly as per the SOPs. Any Labourer Jammu and Kashmir ad- 1,723 stranded passengers ogy enabled service initia- concerned officers process bring back its people pandemic in the district, who wishes to return to his native states/UTs in the above ministration has received 53 including 107 passengers tives, (ITes) which are these cases on priority. Ear- stranded in other States Udhampur administration scheduled trains may contact on the mobile numbers special trains at Jammu and from Kuwait (abroad) have helping to deliver the pub- lier a substantial time was through special Shramik has established 56 quaran- 9469556657 and 7889663055. Udhampur railway stations entered through Lakhanpur lic welfare services in an ef- consumed in reporting and trains and to de-board them tine centres at different lo- Pertinently, nobody shall be allowed to board the train from different states and from June 13 to June 14 fective, efficient and trans- physical movement of at Udhampur Railway sta- cations across the district unless he/she has been included and approved by the ad- UTs, so far, with about mornings while 864 passen- parent manner. files." tion from where they were and a Quarantine Centre ministration. 42,072 passengers while gers have reached today in District Administration During the Covid-19 lock- sent to their homes, District Management System app about 95,792 persons from the 32nd Delhi COVID spe- Jammu with a total of 26376 while 15,696 passengers has already bagged the Na- down district administra- Administration designed a for management of these other states and UTs includ- cial train at Jammu. So far, stranded passengers belong- have reached Udhampur in tional award 2020 in e-gov- tion launched an E-Pass special app called Transit centres was also launched. ing 324 from abroad have 32 trains have reached ing to different districts 21 special trains, so far. ernance by Government of service for the patients who Management Information Similarly 600 teams en- India for launch of needed curfew passes dur- System (TMIS) which gaged in door to door sur- “Sukoon” app, through ing the lockdown period.