Monday 13th Jul, 2026
25000 stranded persons expected to reach Kashmir
DC Budgam finalizes tests, quarantine arrangements for those arriving
Budgam, May 02: As many as 25000 persons stranded in many parts of the country are expected to reach Kashmir, District Administration Budgam finalized arrangements with the Health department to ensure proper testing, quarantine and other facilities are put in place in advance.
In this regard DC Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai chaired a meeting of officers to finalize the arrangements. The meeting among others was attended by ADC, Dr Nasir Ahmad, Nodal Officer Quarantine Centers, Mohammad Ashraf, ACR, CMO, all Nodal Officers, DIO, BMOs and other concerned.
Stating that 25000 stranded persons shall reach Kashmir through different modes of transportation, the DC said that whosoever shall reach Budgam shall be subjected to testing. Those who test negative shall be home quarantined while as positive cases shall be referred for to hospitals for isolation.
The DC said that every person who reaches Budgam through any mode shall be accommodated/quarantined at JNV Budgam and Girls Hostel Budgam for sample collection and testing. The symptomatic persons shall be shifted in single rooms each at Mirani Resort Humhama. He said that proper transport facilities shall be made available to all who will test negative for their hassle-free travel their to respective homes.
The DC directed that sample collection of pregnant women shall be conducted at Block level across the district. Stressing on the aggressive sample collection, direction were passed to enhance capacity of sampling up to 500 per day. In this regard funds shall be provided to the concerned by the district administration to procure the test kits in bulk. The DC instructed CMO was instructed to ensure training of additional staff for hassle-free sample collection across the district.
In the context of truck driver from Char-i-sharief who tested Covid-19 positive, the DC gave strict instruction to frame a block wise list of all drivers and conductors who have arrived in the district in past 15 days and collect their samples for the testing.
(The First Click)