Kashmir's Srinagar district has emerged as an exemplar of efficient practices to battle the COVID-19 crisis with a proactive shutdown of all public markets, institutions and transport much before the rest of the nation. What drove the administration to become one of the first responders to the crisis in the country? How were they affected by the limitations of health infrastructure and medical supplies, and how did they cope with them? What is the ground situation of the district in terms of medical supplies like testing kits and ventilators as well as food shortages? What has been the community's response to the pandemic and national restrictions? How has the already existing internet shutdown impacted the administration's ability to connect with people and fight the crisis? How best can the government resolve the internet shutdown to facilitate the tackling of the pandemic?

Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow at ORF, in conversation with Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor of Srinagar, explores how Srinagar has managed to stay a step ahead of the rest of the nation despite overt administrative and logistical difficulties.

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