After district administration in Ganderbal and Bandipora have made use of face masks mandatory in public places in the Kashmir districts with immediate effect.
“In the interest of Health and Wellbeing of the general public, I, Farooq Ahmad Baba, JKAS, CEO, District Disaster Management Authority / Additional District Magistrate, Ganderbal, in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section-34 of Disaster Management Act, 2005, do hereby order that the use of masks shall be compulsory at public places In District Ganderbal, with immediate effect, till further orders,” read an order.
“Moreover, all District/ Sectoral Officers shall ensure the usage of masks by all officers/ officials in the offices.”
On Monday, the authorities in Bandipora district made the wearing of face masks mandatory in the district in view of the rise in Covid-19 cases.
“The COVID19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of the use of masks to contain the spread of coronavirus,” the official order read.