Dated: 25th March,2020: State government to deliver ration at the doorstep: Additional Chief Secretary, Home
Number of Corona patients in the state so far is 38
Pan masala, gutkha banned for 21 days in the state
No time limit for the opening of shops
Community kitchen will soon be operational in the state
People can get their complaints registered, at Chief Minister helpline 1076 regarding problems related to health
March 25, Lucknow. The Additional Chief Secretary Home, Mr. Awanish Kumar Awasthi and the Principal Secretary Health, Mr. Amit Mohan Prasad held a joint press conference in Lok Bhawan here regarding measures being undertaken to control the spread of Coronavirus. While addressing the media persons, Awanish Kumar Awasthi said, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has assured the people of the entire state regarding the 21-day lockdown that the district administration and all other departments will ensure delivery of ration at the doorstep. A committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of APC (Agricultural Production Commissioner) to arrange civil supplies, which will comply with it. He said that there will be no time limit for the opening of shops. The shops will be opened for a sufficient period of time. Besides, pan masala, gutkha have also been banned across the state for 21 days.
The Additional Chief Secretary said that all the Divisional Commissioners, DMs, Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police have been instructed by the committee constituted under the chairmanship of APC to not to stop the chain of bulk supply of food items in the local mandis, and the district administration must facilitate it. He said that foodstuff vendors, farmers who are making door-to-door delivery should not be stopped and they should be systematically registered and sent for doorstep supply in every locality. E-rickshaw, carts, autorickshaws, pick-up vans, whatever means are available, they should be arranged for ensuring supply.
Doorstep delivery will not cause any problem
The Additional Chief Secretary said that special attention has to be paid to ensure that there is no problem related to the price in doorstep delivery. He said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the committee headed by APC to start a community kitchen. He said that wherever large quantities of safe food can be prepared in various hotels, fast food makers, mid-day meal institutions, charitable institutions, monasteries, temples, gurudwaras,etc., it should be provided to laborers in food packets.
Arrangement of 12,123 vehicles for ‘doorstep delivery
He said that as per the information received till 3 pm, arrangements for ‘doorstep delivery’ from around 5,419 mobile vans, e-rickshaws, tractors or motor vehicles have been started in all the divisions of the state. So far, a total of 6,704 vehicles have been identified in cart, handcart, and manual vehicles. In total 12,123 vehicles have been arranged for ‘doorstep delivery’. Medicines are being distributed by making chalk marks (social distancing) outside medical shops in Muzaffarnagar and Lucknow, the Additional Chief Secretary added.
Lockdown strictly being followed in the entire state since yesterday Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi said that system of lockdown has been ensured with strictness in the entire state, since yesterday. Police have registered 1,788 FIRs against people violating rules under Section 188 in the state. Altogether, 5,592 challans have been issued. So far, 6,082 barriers have been installed in different cities of the state. Urging the people of the state, he said that they should avoid coming out of their homes unnecessarily.
10,000 Pradhans were called up from Chief Minister Helpline 1076
The Additional Chief Secretary said that 10,000 Pradhans were called up from Chief Minister Helpline 1076 and information was taken from them regarding people who have come from outside in the last two weeks so that checking and monitoring of suspects can be done. Now, any person can also file his health-related complaint on the Chief Minister Helpline 1076. Besides, the Chief Minister has also instructed to make a district control room in every district, and information regarding it will be given soon. He further said that all MLAs, MLCs, ministers will give money from their funds for medical facilities. The Chief Minister has also directed to carry out a cleanliness drive in the entire state during the lockdown.
So far, the number of Coronavirus patients is 38 in the state
Principal Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad said that so far, 38 cases of Coronavirus have been reported in the state. Over 6,000 isolation beds have been identified in the state. An appeal has made to those people who have returned from other states and provinces that they must stay at their homes for 15 days. If a person shows any symptoms related to Coronavirus during home quarantine, then he can call at the helpline number 18001805145 issued by the Department of Health. Giving details of medical facilities, he said that emergency services are already operational by the Health Department in the state. A three-tier arrangement is being made for the treatment of Coronavirus patients. CHCs are being turned into Covid hospitals in the districts. The hospitals at the district level are being made into level 2 hospitals. Specialized hospitals maintained by medical education are being included for the third level.