Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday wrote letters to his counterparts in all the states, thanking them for helping the migrant workers and other people of Chhattisgarh stranded in other states due to the lockdown in the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic.
In the letters sent to the chief ministers of the states, Baghel thanked them for the help and support provided by the concerned district administration to the stranded migrant workers and other people of Chhattisgarh in their states.
“I thank you for the commendable work done by your government. I hope that under your skilled leadership, the labors of Chhattisgarh will not face any kind of difficulty,” Baghel said in his letter.
Effective steps have also been taken by the Chhattisgarh government to protect the migrant laborers of other states, including providing them with proper shelter, food and all the basic facilities, Baghel said.
A control room has been established in all district headquarters, including the state capital for quick redressal of problems of health and daily needs of common people, lump sum free rice distribution for April and May to the poor families under the public distribution system, he said.
Uninterrupted availability of essential commodities, 24-hour monitoring by the food and transport departments, distribution of two quintals of rice and provision of free food for the families of the patients admitted in hospital in every gram panchayat have also been made, Baghel said in his letter “In order to coordinate with the stay of the migrant workers from Chhattisgarh and other migrant laborers stranded in your state and arrangement of their food, and proper synergy and communication with your respective state government is necessary,” the letter said.
State labour secretary Sonmani Bora has been appointed as the state nodal officer. The state government has also set up helpline numbers: 0771-2443809, 91098-49992, 75878-22800 and deputy labour commissioners SL Jangde can be contacted on his mobile number 94252-46562 and Savita Mishra on her mobile 94252-30019 as liaison officers of the district administration where migrants and other people of Chhattisgarh are staying, so that the state officials can know their well-being.
The chief minister said the state government is fully committed and determined to provide all possible security and assistance to all the citizens, including daily wage workers and migrant workers of other states, stranded in Chhattisgarh due to the coronavirus pandemic.