Lok Sabha Elections 2024
DEO Kupwara reviews Poll Preparations
KUPWARA, MAY 02:
The District Election Officer (DEO) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan on Thursday convened
a meeting of AROs and other concerned Officers to review the preparations for
upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the district.
The meeting
meticulously discussed various key aspects of the poll preparations including
accessibility and other essential facilities of polling stations-post flash
floods and their immediate restoration.
The DEO, while examining
the key aspects of the election preparations directed concerned officers to
restore the accessibility and other facilities at polling stations which were
damaged by recent flash floods in the districts in a time bound and well
coordinated manner.
She directed BDOs
to be in the forefront and assist AROs and Tehsildars, ensuring effective
coordination and addressing any concerns regarding the necessary facilities.
She also directed
concerned officers to make the community bunkers functional and hygienic.
The pivotal meeting
focused on the distribution plan, receiving plan, communication plan for shadow
areas and contingency plan.
Recognizing the
unique weather challenges, pertaining to 75 polling stations of border and
remote areas of the district, DEO directed the officers to devise a contingency
plan which will aim to ensure safety and accessibility of voters and election
personnel.
The DEO said that
the District Administration is committed to take all necessary measures for
successful conduct of ‘free, fair and participative elections.’
The meeting was
attended by ADDC Kupwara, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, ADC Handwara, Aziz Ahmad Rather,
AROs, ACD Kupwara, Dy. DEO, Executive Engineers of R&B, I&FC, PMGSY,
and other concerned officers.