Srinagar July 07 (KNS):  For upcoming Eid Ul Adha, Mayor Srinagar Mr Junaid Azim Mattu took a detailed review of arrangements to be put in place by SMC.

Mayor while reviewing various measures passed on several directions to be  followed rigorously  on the eve of Eid ul Adha.

Besides directing officials to maintain upgraded sanitation in all the ward of Srinagar city  ,especially  in and arround all the religious places, including Dargah Hazratbal,  Peer Dastageer Sahib,  Makhdoom Sahib Shrine  and other religious places.

 He also  said that the citizens of the Srinagar City should be able to utilise  the dedicated services of SMC for collection of Animal hides easily and promptly that will be provided by SMC  so that people  do  not  throw Animal hides/skin in public places or mix with Municipal waste.

He also passed on directions to   the concerned to inspect the functionality of all the streetlights and enusre they are all in a working mode.

The street lights that need repairing should be immediately attended to said Mayor. 

Regarding Dog management, Mayor  passed on directions  to depute a team of Dog catching squad which shall be   available round the clock for management of stray dogs particularly near religious places.

A greater focus needs to be given in all religious places including shrines  and mosques on account of sanitation, functionality of all the street lights, continuous water supply , rigorous Anti encroachment drives, Anti polythene drives, continuous services of  dog catching squad for management of dogs so that people offering prayers on the occasion shall not face any problem said Mayor Srinagar.

Directions have also been  passed  to the staff of the SMC to carry out market checking, decongest roadsides for easy movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the occasion.

For smooth flow of traffic, Mayor instructed that  a regular Anti Encroachment drives in different zones of the city particularly in busy markets including Lal Chowk, Jahangir Chowk, Batamaloo, Hazratbal, Dalgate, Soura,  Sanat Nagar shall be conducted on daily basis and also  stressed for hassle free pedestrians movement in the city.(KNS)