The Ranchi district administration has made door-to-door delivery of food grains in around 9000 houses in Hindpiri area since the area was sealed after recovery of first Covid-19 patient in area. The Malaysian woman, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat conclave in Delhi, was first coronavirus patient after she reached Ranchi on March 16.
Ranchi Deputy Commissioner, Rai Mahimapat Ray said, “The Ranchi district administration has made door-to-door supply of food grains at around 9000 houses in Hindpiri area after the area was sealed. Apart from these, around 4000 families in the area are getting food grains under Mukhyamantri Khadyan Sahayata Yojana.” The DC claimed that in next five days all the families in the area will be covered under the Mukhyamantri Khadyan Sahayata Yojana so that there will be no difficulties in supply of food grains and other essential commodities in area.
The District Administration for ensuring regular supply of food grains in the area has deputed volunteers whose job is to make door-to-door supply of food grains. The food grains are dumped at Guru Nanak School from where food grains are delivered at designated locations.
Meanwhile, the Ranchi district administration has intensified efforts for checking the infection and prevention of Covid-19. In this connection a meeting was held on Thursday between DC and Civil Surgeon, the DC said that it is necessary to break corona chain, for this it is necessary that care should be taken that there is no overlapping in containment zone and other areas.
He gave guidelines to the civil surgeon and concerned officials to prevent overlapping.
The Deputy Commissioner also directed the Civil Surgeon to submit report on priority basis. He said that such patients who are suffering from other diseases and their corona examination is necessary, the report of such patients should be given on priority basis so that they can go for their treatment soon after they get their report negative.
In the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner directed that sample test of Covid 19 should be given to NDC on daily basis and then the NDC would later hand over report to concerned magistrates.
Moreover the district administration has once again retreating Centre’s directive has banned spitting on public places under Disaster Management Act.
The move has come after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh guidelines for the second phase of lockdown to contain coronavirus in the country. Under the consolidated revised guidelines, spitting has been made punishable with a fine under Section 51 (b) of the Disaster Management Act.