Jammu and Kashmir: 5 KAS officers deployed for assisting in COVID mitigation 

“In the interest of administration, these officers, at present awaiting orders of adjustmentin the General Administration Department are hereby deployed as Officers on SpecialDuty for assisting the administration of Government Medical Colleges, CD Hospitalsand SKIMS in coronavirus mitigation efforts,” read GAD Order No 411. 

As per the order, Prem Singh has been deployed at Government Medical College,Jammu, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani has been deployed at SKIMS, Soura, Shabir-ul-Hassanhas been deployed at Government Medical College, Srinagar, HamidaAkhter has beendeployed at CD Hospital, Kashmir and Rakesh Kumar Gupta has been deployed at CDHospital, Jammu. 

“These officers will be responsible for coordinating the work in the triage centres andensure appropriate medical guidance is provided by the doctors in allocating them to thecorrect facility for treatment, assisting the hospital management (Director or Principal)in monitoring and managing the oxygen supply and utilisation in the hospital,” the orderissued by Commissioner Secretary to the Government M K Dwived read.

As per the order, they would also be responsible for ensuring compliance of thedecisions and orders issued by the COVID Apex Management Group and the decisionsof respective Divisional Commissioners. 

"Further, Director SKIMS or Principal Government Medical College (Jammu andSrinagar) should delegate certain powers and authority to these officers as may berequired for managing COVID pandemic,” the order further read.