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JAMMU: The Dogra Sahayata Kendra (DSK), Jammu has called for adoption of innovative measures like use of youth power, by the UT administration as well as by civil society for spreading awareness about protection from the pandemic.
In a statement issued here on Sunday, Th. Gulchain Singh Charak President Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) and Chairman of DSK said spreading of awareness was one of the main concerns that was required to be addressed on top priority to prevent the onset of a third wave of the pandemic.
He disclosed that the issue was raised also deliberated upon in depth in a joint meeting of the Central Coordination Committee and district Units of DSK, wherein members expressed serious concern about complacent behaviour of the public at large in adhering to the SOPs in public areas.
Major General (Retired) Sunita Kapoor, emphasized that the message needs to be passed through schools in the morning assemblies to wear masks and adhere to SOPs, as children and youth are the most effective medium to convince entire families and the population at large.
Charak also said that there was a need to streamline the carriage of vaccines in small containers at a freezing temperature which has a limited longevity. He stressed upon the need to organize camps in a well publicized manner so that the vaccines can be administered in such areas before their expiry. He also reiterated the urgent need to equip the COVID care centers in all Panchayats, especially in far flung areas, adequately with oxygen facilities and trained staff, on urgent basis so that precious lives of the people in these areas can be saved, if there is a third wave.
Heads of the units of Dogra Sahayata Kendra Ramban, Kathua, Arnia and Khour, Samba, Vijaypur, Bari Brahamana and Bishnah apprised the members about the latest status of COVID pandemic in their respective areas. It was decided that the matter will be taken up with the concerned health authorities to ensure proper facilities at the Primary Health Centers in rural areas, rationalize the distribution of oxygen plants and to shift the temporary COVID Care Centers from Schools to Panchayat Ghars well before the opening of the schools.
The representatives participated in the zoom meeting include Ajay Khajuria, Col. Karan Singh Jamwal, Maj. Gen. Sunita Kapoor, Dr. (Mrs.) Purshottma Sadhotra, Col M S Jamwal, Dr. Virendra K. Sahi VrC, Samardev Singh Charak, Adv. Dinesh Chauhan, Gambhir Dev Singh Charak, S.C. Rekhi, Dr. Vidya Sagar Sharma, Suresh Sharma, Satpal from Kathua Unit, Dharam Chand from Ramban Unit, Shubam from Ramban Unit, Sukhdev Singh from Khour Unit, Surjeet Singh from Khour Unit and Dr. Raghubir Singh from Arnia Unit, Raja Mumtaz, Shankar Chand, Uttam Chand, Kuldeep Singh, S.S Jamwal and Suresh Sharma.