Srinagar, April 12: The district administration on Sunday banned the circulation of photos, videos of relief distribution on social media. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who is also Chairman District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) directs that neither government agencies nor NGOs must circulate photographs or videos of distribution of food or other relief items on social media.“Admin has taken around 30 NGOs onboard for its COVID19 related efforts for reaching out to and supporting residents of the district,” he said. Further regulation of operations of the NGOs comes in the wake of the declaration of 14 areas as containment zones after several positive cases of COVID19 were reported these areas.The circular containing the additional set of instructions states that areas declared as containment zones will have strictly restricted entry.“It states that only designated essential and emergency services officials will be allowed to enter these areas in strict compliance with all stated guidelines and precautions,” he said.It states that operations of NGOs and distribution of relief items in these as well as other areas will be in strict coordination with the NGO Cell of the DDMA. (JKNS)
