Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat commended the efforts of party workers and local residents for  helping the public in Pauri and Almora districts amidst the Covid pandemic. He said this while interacting virtually with Bharatiya Janata Party workers involved in the Seva Hi Sangathan programme on Sunday. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state has achieved all round development while the Covid situation has also been brought under control.

Speaking on the occasion, Rawat stressed on the importance of organised and combined efforts against Covid-19. Compared to the past, the situation of the second wave of Covid is now under control to a great extent. He said that the people had followed the Covid curfew and guidelines due to which the state is now in a better position.

The CM said that the government has made all arrangements to ensure that nobody faces inconvenience in Covid testing in both urban and rural areas. Medical teams are working in villages where arrangements have been made for various essentials from medicines to ration.

The State Government is attempting to facilitate oxygen plants from district hospitals to community health centres to prevent any oxygen related issues. He also claimed that majority of those aged above 45 years had been vaccinated in the state. Arrangements have also been made for the safety of children. He exhorted all to strongly face the difficult situations resulting from the pandemic. Rawat also commended the work done by social workers and the general public in rural areas.