<span style="color: #222222;">Director, Rural Development Kashmir has said that one mask shall be provided free of cost to each member of household with Antyodaya Anna Yojna (AAY) ration card, pension beneficiaries, old age homes, orphanages. He further said that nearly two lakh masks have been procured by the Department and about one lakh masks have been distributed among the people living in rural areas so far.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports that Director Rural Development Department Kashmir Qazi Sarwar has informed that their department is presently producing 1100 masks per day which are distributed among the rural population. He said that the Department is utilizing the services of NGOs, local tailor shops, boutiques, KVIB, Women Development Corporation, community participation including Panchayati Raj Institutions. Meanwhile, in view of the surge in the number of positive cases in the Kashmir valley since the last two-three days, the authorities have sealed off many areas in Kashmir and erected barriers at several places to strictly enforce the lockdown, in an effort to prevent the spread of Cornavirus pandemic.</span><br />''  <br />