Anantnag, Jun 29: Chief Principal Census Officer (CPCO) and Director of Census Operations (DCO), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma on Monday conducted surprise inspections in South Kashmir to review the progress of the ongoing House Listing and Housing Census (HLO), the first phase of Census 2027. During his visit to the Dooru-Verinag and Kokernag areas of Anantnag district, Sharma assessed the implementation of house-listing and housing census operations and interacted with field functionaries to obtain first-hand feedback on the progress of the exercise. He was accompanied by Census officials, the Executive Officer of the Dooru-Verinag Municipal Committee and members of his team.