SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Friday reviewed arrangements for the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Foundation Day celebrations and the Run for Unity, scheduled to be held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) on October 31.
Garg directed departments to ensure coordinated arrangements for the two events, being organised in connection with the UT Foundation Day and Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
The meeting reviewed the mobilisation of participants for the Run for Unity, with colleges, the School Education Department, Youth Services and Sports, Sports Council, University of Kashmir, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Skill Development Department, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Roads and Buildings Department, Agriculture Department, Zila Sainik Welfare and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) assigned responsibilities.
The Divisional Commissioner directed departments to communicate their transportation requirements at the earliest. Deputy Director Planning was tasked with coordinating the transport plan, while Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) and the Road Transport Corporation (RTC) were directed to arrange adequate buses for ferrying participants to the venue.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and Joint Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), were designated as nodal officers for overall coordination. All stakeholder departments were also asked to nominate nodal officers.
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar was directed to oversee invitation cards, seating arrangements for very important persons (VIPs) in accordance with the warrant of precedence, nameplates, deployment of duty magistrates and sound and audio-visual facilities.
The Information Department was asked to install public address systems at the back lawns and auditorium and arrange hoardings, standees, video display screens, backdrop design and documentary screening. It was also tasked with nominating anchors for the respective programmes.
SMC was directed to install hoardings in the back lawns, where the Run for Unity will be flagged off, and facilitate advance distribution of theme-based T-shirts among participants. J&K Bank will distribute caps, while the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) will organise two cultural programmes.
The Hospitality and Protocol Department was asked to arrange refreshments for participants, while the Health Department, Fire and Emergency Services, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) and Public Health Engineering Department were directed to ensure essential services at the venue.
SSP Traffic was tasked with identifying parking spaces and managing traffic during the events.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Director Information, SSP Traffic, Director School Education, Secretary JKAACL and representatives of Police, Youth Services and Sports, colleges, SMC, Roads and Buildings and other concerned departments.