Aatif Qayoom
Srinagar, April 16 (KNS): Authorities on Thursday ordered closure of all the Banks and ATMs in areas falling under red zone in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), an order issued by the Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Dr Anshul Garg, the branches of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Trehgam, Drugmulla, J&K Grameen bank in Bagbella and Drugmulla, Cooperative Bank Trehgam, J&K USB branch Mangiah and State Bank of India’s Trehgam branch have been ordered to closure.
"In addition, all the ATMs falling under red zones shall also remain closed with immediate effect,” the order stated.
It said that the district manager shall act as nodal officer for ensuring smooth functioning of mobile ATMs in all red zones from 10:00am to 5:00pm on daily basis.
"He shall coordinate with nodal officer to ensure daily fumigation of vehicles and provision of PPE kits to the officials to be deployed with mobile ATM vans,” the order reads. (KNS)