Jammu And Kashmir Lt Governor Seeks Report On Commodities After Heavy Snowfall thestatesman.com

Amid reports of disruptions in the supply of gas and other essential commodities in Jammu and Kashmir amid heavy snowfall, Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu has sought a detailed report on the availability of essential commodities in affected areas, an official spokesman said today. The Lt Governor has directed that multiple teams of officers be constituted immediately to visit affected areas with special focus on rural areas to ascertain the position of stocks of essential items and augment supply wherever required, the spokesman said.

Murmu also directed officers to keep an eye on hoarders, black-marketers and unscrupulous elements who utilize the unfavourable situation for hiking prices and creating a false scarcity of essentials. The Lt Governor said road clearance and restoration of important public services that have been affected by the heavy snowfall should be the priority of government officials at the helm of affairs, the spokesman said.