Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday directed the Deputy Commissioners to ensure that the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination is administered to all eligible citizens by December 31 in the state.
“The administration of vaccination to all the citizens of the state should be done on a war footing level so that the expected third wave of COVID-19 can be prevented,” the Chief Minister said while reviewing the ongoing vaccination campaign in the state during a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners through video conferencing here.
He said that all citizens should be fully vaccinated under the Har Ghar Dastak campaign and directed for the constitution of additional teams and ensuring the supply of other necessary resources. Khattar said that in this campaign, the help of NGOs, religious leaders should also be taken along with volunteer workers registered on the Samarpan portal.
The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally reviewing the vaccination campaign. While paying special attention to this, the officers concerned should not do any such negligence which may lead to the third wave of COVID-19, he said.
Khattar also said that 100 percent target of vaccination should be achieved in Haryana by completing the second phase in two months. In the fairs organized in the districts under Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana, only those who have vaccination certificate should be allowed to come, he directed. Apart from this, arrangements should also be made to vaccinate people by setting up camps on the spot at the places having a gathering of more than 500 people, he added.The Chief Minister further said that a sufficient quantity of COVID-19 vaccine is available in the state.
Therefore, the Information, Public Relations and Languages Department should make people aware by running a special campaign. Publicity should be spread widely through TV, radio, local media, Bhajan congregations and advertisements so that eligible people get vaccinated, he said.
Till date, 26592412 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the state. During the meeting, the Chief Minister also reviewed availability of DAP fertilizer, drainage of water filled in the fields, starting of crushing season in sugar mills, Parivar Pehchan Patra and Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojna.
ADDITIONAL 16 RACKS OF DAP FERTILIZER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE
The Chief Minister said that there would be no shortage of DAP fertilizer in the state. For this, a demand has been made to get additional racks after talking to the Centre.
He said that Haryana would get 16 additional rakes in the next 4 days. After this, sufficient quantities of manure will be available in the districts. Khattar directed the Deputy Commissioners to continuously monitor the distribution of fertilizers. He also directed the Director General Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department to send demand for 10 additional manure rakes to the Central Government so that the availability of fertilizer remains in the districts.
The Chief Minister also said that due to frequent rains, the problem of water logging is being faced in the fields of many districts. Fields should be made cultivable again by installing pumps at the earliest so that farmers can sow their crops on time, he said.
Many villages of Rohtak, Jind, Hisar and Fatehabad are facing water logging problems. The Deputy Commissioners of these districts should get rid of the problem of water logging by applying additional resources to the farmers, he added.Khattar further said that no farmer of the state should go to other states with his sugarcane crop. The Deputy Commissioners should ensure to start the work of crushing on time in sugar mills. While reviewing work of PPP and Mukhyamantri Parivar Utthan Yojana, the Chief Minister said that the work of verification of income, caste, children and handicapped in the PPP should be done expeditiously.
For this, after completing the work of the first, second and third phases, from November 22, Gramodaya Melas should be started at the block level. Bank representatives should also be included in these fairs along with officers of various departments so that the goal of increasing the income of poor families can be achieved without any hindrance, he added.