NAKODAR /JALANDHAR
District Administration Jalandhar has started preparations for the upcoming visit of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann in Nakodar on February 18 wherein he will dedicate various development projects to the people
Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal on Tuesday presided over a meeting at the District Administrative Complex and assigned different duties to various officials to ensure proper arrangements and preparations for this visit. He also said that arrangements should be completed timely. He further stated that various committees such as venue committee, security committee, finance committee etc. have been formed so that the event can be conducted successfully.
Giving directions to the police department for adequate security arrangements Mr. Sarangal stated that all the necessary security arrangements for the CM’s visit should be made on time including deployment of police force, traffic arrangement, adequate parking. The Deputy Commissioner said that a large number of people are likely to participate in this event, for which proper arrangements are being put in place.
He also said that the entire arrangements including cleanliness of the event venue and surroundings, seating arrangement for people, drinking water, uninterrupted power supply, deployment of fire brigade, medical teams, etc. should be completed within the stipulated time frame so that the event can be carried out smoothly.
The Deputy Commissioner also directed the officials to personally supervise the entire arrangement. On this occasion Municipal Corporation Commissioner Gautam Jain, Additional Deputy Commissioner Dr. Amit Mahajan, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Jasbir Singh, Additional Commissioner Municipal Corporation Amarjit Bains, and senior officials of several departments were present.
It is pertinent to mention here that the 30-bed Mother Child Hospital (MCH) at the Nakodar Civil Hospital is ready for inauguration, but the inauguration ceremony has been delayed for more than eight months as the expected VVIP has not indicated the dates on which the program could be held. The Punjab Health Systems Corporation constructed this building at Rs 6 crores the foundation stone of which was laid down by then Nakodar MLA Gurpartap Singh Wadala on August 1, 2014. Notably, the building was handed over to the health department, but it is lying unutilized. The administration was trying to get the chief minister to inaugurate the center.