Admin seeks help from Imams for implementation of CAB, no salary for unvaccinated employees

Srinagar, Sep 19: As Srinagar continued to record highest number of COVID positive cases daily due to violation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and other guidelines by the people, Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole reiterated on the officers to ensure observance of COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) in the offices.
No salary for employees who have not been vaccinated, he directed Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDOs).
He also directed officers to enforce COVID-19 guidelines in the public places including parks, business establishments, shops, malls and institutions.
Mr Pole invokes Imams and Khateebs for CAB enforcement in Srinagar, where for the past over a month highest number of COVID positive cases are reported in the J&K, officials said on Sunday.
He cautioned officers that any negligence for containment of virus will have bad impact on human lives and economy. He said, ‘We can’t stop virus from mutation but we have to take every precautionary measure to contain spread of virus.
He directed DDOs to withhold the salary of employees who are not vaccinated yet and directed them to ensure every employee is vaccinated. He said there shall be surprise inspections to check the vaccination certificates and observance of CAB in the offices.
Besides, Mr Pole directed officers present in the meeting that they should not allow any person without mask in the premises of office.
Meanwhile, he also directed officers of Home guard department, NCC, SDRF to deploy some of their volunteers in Srinagar and other districts for the enforcement of COVID guidelines at public places.
Besides, he directed officers of Drug Control, Food and Civil Supplies, and Metrology to conduct the surprise inspections of medical shops, retail shops, hotels and restaurants to check whether the employees of these establishments are vaccinated and COVID guidelines are followed. He instructed them to impose fine on the violators and cancel the license of third time violator.