*April 02:* ```Continuing its efforts to reach out the needy people, Police provided food and other essential items in Srinagar, Kupwara districts and PD Sopore. Police also facilitated the distribution of food items in collaboration with NGO Murawat at Srinagar.

In Srinagar, police distributed food items to the destitute families at Shaheed Gunj and Shergarhi areas amid COVID-19 lockdown. Police teams from local police units reached to the needy people especially non-local residents and distributed essentials among them.

Srinagar police in Collaboration with NGO Murawat also facilitated distribution of food items in the jurisdiction of Police Station Karan Nagar.

In Kupwara, Police team from Police Station Sogam along with volunteers of Chandigam reached out to the needy people of Chandigam Lolab area and provided them food and other items. Officers from police unit Khurhama also provide food and other eatable items to the needy.

Similarly in Sopore, Police distributed food items among needy people especially non locals by Police Station Tarzoo and Police Post Putkha in their respective areas.

Apart from these drives, Police also ensuring proper social distance near ATMs in order to minimise chances of spreading COVID-19. People were made aware to take precautions to fight back Coronavirus Pandemic, besides sought their co-operation and obedience to the guidelines as provided by government and not to come out of homes unless there is an emergency.```