Srinagar: House-to-house survey for better COVID-19 management

Authorities on Monday started a house-to-house health survey in Srinagar district in J&K for better planning and response towards the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

Srinagar, April 27 Authorities on Monday started a house-to-house health survey in Srinagar district in J&K for better planning and response towards the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

The exercise is going to be a huge and ambitious task given the fact that Srinagar city has a population of more than 12.5 lakh.

Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary, Srinagar DM, confirmed this. The DM said the house-to-house audit was indispensable for better planning and response to COVID-19.

The DM has appealed to the residents of Srinagar to cooperate with the visiting teams for accurate health data adding there had been some reports of non-cooperation from households.

( With inputs from IANS )