Ranchi deputy commissioner, Rai Mahimapat Ray on Tuesday visited the quarantine center and transit shelter home at Khelgaon. During his visit the DC reviewed the facilities available at various centers. After inspecting the inter-district and inter-state buses opening from the transit shelter home, the DC directed the officials to ensure proper arrangements for the migrant labourers reaching the shelter home. He also said that if the concerned officials face any problem on functioning of shelter home and quarantine center the matter should brought directly to his notice.
The Ranchi deputy commissioner during the inspection also directed the officials at Khelgoan to ensure cleanness and social distancing while discharging their duties. Rai on the occasion also met the migrant workers who reached Khelgaon for going to different parts of state. He enquired about the food and accommodation facilities provided to them by Ranchi district administration.
The DC said, “In this crisis period of epidemic, we all have to work together. The need of the hour is to help poor and needy persons. The district administration is making every effort to ensure necessary facilities to every person.” The DC also appreciated the effort of various non-government organizations in this purpose.
In other development Additional Collector (Naxal) Ranchi Rajesh Kumar Barwar visited the quarantine centers at Namkum and Angara. Barwar inquired about the number of rooms, bed, electricity, drinking water, toilets and bathrooms available at quarantine center. He also gave necessary guidelines regarding generator facilities, cleanliness etc. He also inquired about sanitization of quarantine center at regular interval saying that sanitization should continue at regular interval. The officer also inquired about the arrangement of security personnel at quarantine center, CCTV cameras and arrangements made to investigate the quarantined people.
Quarantine centers have been built at various locations in Ranchi district to prevent infection of Covid-19 infection. In these centres patients suspected of having symptoms of infection as well as migrants coming from another state are kept. Basic facilities have been provided in these centers.
During the inspection of quarantine center, Barwar directed strict adherence to social distancing. He said that the infection of coronaviruses can be reduced by following social distancing so all centers must necessarily comply with social distancing.
Also, in other development after a notice published through the dailies by the Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, a total of 87 Pink /Antyodaya card holders have submitted their ration cards for voluntarily cancellation on 26.05.2020 today.
These include ration card holders, who are not eligible in the light of the prescribed norms of ration cards.
The Ranchi district administration has decided to take stringent action to curb the use of illegal Priority Households (PHH) or pink card and Antyodaya (yellow) ration cards.
As per National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), Antyodaya group beneficiaries are entitled to get 35 kg of foodgrains per card per month and PHH beneficiaries are entitled to get 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month.