Amid the threat of the Omicron Covid variant, the Gurugram district 6 stars rated village Wazirpur is on high alert and the village head (Sarpanch) has issued necessary directions to villagers and migrant workers to get administered with both covid-19 doses to avoid infections.
Wazirpur village of Gurugram is one the village where no covid cases were found till now.
However, the village now falls under the limits of the Municipal Corporation Manesar (MCM).
Sarpanch Sher Singh Chauhan of village Wazirpur briefed that the village population is approx 3,500 and 100 per cent of villagers in his village have been vaccinated.
"A number of workers from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and other states used to live on rent who works in nearby warehouses and companies for their convenience the village panchayat has organized covid-19 camps on time to time. I have also issued necessary directions to them as well as villagers if someone still did not get a covid jab to get it soon," Chauhan said. Chauhan said for workers vaccination he has approached the company owners and even the general manager to share their employee's data who reside in the village so that their vaccination can be scheduled.
Wazirpur gram panchayat is the only panchayat who has received 6 stars from the Haryana government for the facilities like sanitation, law and order situation, education of girls, sex ratio etc.
"Amid the omicron threat, I have given strict directions among the villagers and migrant workers that despite covid camps if someone found in the village without covid jab he/she will be expelled from the village," Chauhan said.
"To inform villagers and migrant workers about the vaccination camp in the village we used to conduct 'Munadi' across the village. Also, it has been made mandatory for the residents to wear masks in public places and follow the rules of social distance," Chauhan added. The district administration of Gurugram has been alerted and also issued precautionary orders recently.
Orders have been issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Yash Garg in compliance with the guidelines given by the State Home Minister Anil Vij for the prevention of infection of the variant.