BUDGAM, OCTOBER 30: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Budgam, Mehraj-ud-Din Shah, chaired a meeting to review and finalise arrangements for the ‘Run for Unity’, being organised tomorrow to commemorate National Unity Day.
The run will commence from Karipora Railway Bridge and culminate at Railway Station Budgam.
The meeting, as per an official statement was attended by the PO ICDS, Additional Superintendent of Police, all Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs), Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR), Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD), Chief Education Officer (CEO), Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and other district officers.
During the meeting, the ADC took a comprehensive review of the preparations and assessed the departmental responsibilities assigned for the successful conduct of the event. He emphasised the need for close coordination and effective inter-departmental cooperation to ensure the smooth, disciplined and hassle-free conduct of the programme.
The ADC directed all district officers to ensure maximum participation in the ‘Run for Unity’, including officers and subordinate staff, Anganwadi Workers and Helpers, lumberdars, students from colleges and schools, as well as senior citizens. He stressed that active participation from all sections of society would reinforce the message of unity, integrity and collective responsibility that National Unity Day seeks to promote.
The ADC also directed the Chief Medical Officer, Budgam, to ensure the deployment of adequate paramedical staff along the route and at the venue, besides making necessary medical and emergency arrangements to promptly address any eventuality.
The Executive Officer, Municipal Committee Budgam, was instructed to ensure proper cleanliness, sanitation and maintenance of the entire route and venue before and during the event.
Further, the ADC directed all Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) to organise similar ‘Run for Unity’ events and related activities at their respective sub-divisional headquarters to ensure wider outreach and participation at the grassroots level.
Reiterating the importance of the occasion, the ADC called upon all officers to discharge their assigned responsibilities with utmost dedication, coordination and punctuality, ensuring that the event concludes smoothly without causing any inconvenience to participants or the general public.
The ‘Run for Unity’ is aimed at fostering national integration, communal harmony, solidarity and a spirit of oneness among citizens, while reaffirming the collective commitment towards a united and harmonious nation.
