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MHA asks State Govt to be prepared for any eventuality Get Red Cross painted on hospital rooftops 10/10/2016 11:10:22 PM Muhammad Mukaram Srinagar, Oct 10: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asking the state government to be ready to face any eventuality and to put Red Cross mark on the roofs of the hospitals especially in Baramulla district has created ripples in north Kashmir. Sources said the decision in this regard was taken after the state government received a formal communiqué from New Delhi to remain prepared to face any eventuality in case of a military aggression from Pakistan. Sources said a high level meeting to decide the detailed modalities is expected to be held here anytime.The Chief Secretary, BR Sharma, Director General of Police K Rajendra and a representative of Srinagar based 15 Corps are likely to attend the meeting. The Health department has already initiated steps in this regard . The department has also issued Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) to the health institutions for operating during war or a war-like situation. Officials said all the hospitals and other healthcare facilities including nursing homes and dispensaries are being asked to paint a Cross atop rooftops. Similar norms have to be adhered for animal welfare. A top official in know of the protocol said: "Healthcare facilities will bear a Red Cross encircled in white background, whereas psychiatric hospitals will have a white cross. The veterinary facilities will have to paint a blue cross on white background." "However, there won't be any tendering for this work but will be done by the concerned departments on work-order basis," the sources said. The private hospitals and nursing homes will also have to get the rooftops painted out of their own expenses. A senior official said the exercise of painting rooftops with cross emblem is among the basic drills ahead of any apprehended war as it prevents airstrikes on such edifice.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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