‘Verify complaints on entry management at Lakhanpur’
Cautioning against complacency, National Conference provincial President, Devender Singh Rana Wednesday urged the administration to come clear on COVID testing across Jammu in view of sudden drop in number of fresh cases and to verify widespread complaints about laxity at the entry point to J&K, at Lakhanpur. “Jammu remained at edge for over a fortnight with alarming rise in the corona cases that made the people extra conscious, which is imperative also for combating the infection but any leniency in testing could be detrimental to public health, given the experience of Delhi,” Rana said while interacting with various delegations here.
He referred to the disturbing reports from Lakhanpur about entry of people into J&K and alleged complaints of irregularities being committed there by indulging in unscrupulous practices by “some black sheep”. He reiterated deployment of senior administrative officers in monitoring the situation and taking cognizance of widespread grievances of people. Rana stressed the need for further galvanising the health management to meet the challenge posed by pandemic and sought necessary wherewithal like uninterrupted supply of oxygen and fully functional ventilators in Government Medical College and associated hospitals besides peripheral health institutions.
