‘My village, corona-free village’ should be goal of every villager: UP CM.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requested newly elected village heads on Friday to try for making their hamlets free of the coronavirus.
“My village, corona-free village” should be the goal of every villager and there should be a wholesome competitors amongst panchayats to attain the goal, the chief minister mentioned whereas interacting with the village heads by video conferencing.
At a time when the combat in opposition to the coronavirus was reaching a decisive stage, the function of village heads turns into extra vital, he mentioned.
“Panchayati Raj system is the most important link in our democratic system. I am happy that many pradhans have already started working closely with the surveillance committees immediately after the result without waiting for the formalities of oath-taking,” he mentioned.
Contrary to predictions of specialists that one lakh coronavirus circumstances a day will be reported in Uttar Pradesh in May, solely 2,402 new infections had been recorded within the final 24 hours, the chief minister mentioned.
“Our recovery rate is very good and the positivity rate has come down to less than one per cent. As gram pradhan, all of you are the chairman of the surveillance committees of your villages. These committees have done a very good job so far,” he mentioned, including that they should control anybody who comes from outdoors the village.
“It is heartening that in our survey, 68 per cent of the villages were found to be unaffected by corona infection. In order to maintain it, we should not lower the guard,” Adityanath mentioned.
The village heads should be sure that not a single eligible particular person is disadvantaged of meals grains being distributed free of value, he mentioned.
He mentioned that because the wet season is approaching, efforts should be made to guard villagess from water-borne or viral ailments equivalent to encephalitis, chikungunya, dengue and malaria.
“For this, the most important factor is cleanliness during the day, sanitisation in the afternoon and fogging in the evening. There should be no waterlogging,” he mentioned.
